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Erykah Badu


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Attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. See more trivia »

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Filmography

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2010 Sex and the City 2 (performer: "Window Seat")
 
2010 2010 Soul Train Awards (TV special) (writer: "Medley: Out My Mind, Just In Time; Window Seat" / performer: "Medley: Out My Mind, Just In Time; Window Seat")
 
2008 The Wire (TV series)
Took (2008) (performer: "On & On")
 
2005 Block Party (documentary) (writer: "Back in the Day", "Love of My Life" / performer: "Back in the Day", "Love of My Life", "You Got Me")
 
2005 The Man (performer: "Bandy Bandy")
 
2004 House of D (performer: "Melissa")
 
2002 Brown Sugar (writer: "Love of My Life An Ode to Hip Hop" / performer: "Love of My Life An Ode to Hip Hop" / producer: "Love of My Life An Ode to Hip Hop")
 
2001 Pootie Tang (performer: "Southern Girl" / "Southern Girl" / as Erica Wright)
 
2000 Bamboozled (performer: "Hollywood" 1977, "The Light" Remix)
 
2000 Next Friday (writer: "Tyrone")
 
2000 Drop the Beat (TV series)
 
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 (performer: "Funky Nassau")
 
1997 Eve's Bayou (performer: "A Child With The Blues")
 
1997 New York Undercover (TV series)
Vendetta (1997) ("Stay" - uncredited)
 
1996 High School High (performer: "Your Precious Love")
 
Show ShowActress (6 titles)
2013 They Die by Dawn (short) (completed)
Stagecoach Mary
 
2004 House of D
Lady/Bernadette
 
2004 Kid's Lives... Starring Erykah Badu (video short)
Host
 
2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Musical Guest
Episode #10.157 (2002) … Musical Guest
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2012 Interludes (inspiration)
 
1998 StarCraft (Video Game) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (55 titles)
2013 2013 Billboard Music Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2013 The BET Honors (TV movie)
Herself
 
1997-2012 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
Episode #19.91 (2012) … Herself
Episode dated 7 April 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
2012 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
 
2011 VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
2011 Black Girls Rock! 2011 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009-2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.520 (2011) … Herself
Episode #1.200 (2010) … Herself
Episode #1.75 (2009) … Herself
 
2011/II The Art of Blending (short)
Herself
 
2011/I The Art of Blending (short)
Herself
 
2011 The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (documentary) (voice)
 
2011 Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Re:Generation (documentary)
 
2011 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
2010 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 May 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 The Wanda Sykes Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
Episode #1.19 (2010) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
2010 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #4.51 (2010) … Herself - Guest
 
2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself
Episode #8.120 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 March 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Teenage Paparazzo (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2010 2010 Soul Train Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2009 2009 Soul Train Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 The Brian McKnight Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.8 (2009) … Herself
 
2009/I Say My Name (documentary)
 
2008 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2003-2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Musical Guest
Episode #16.50 (2008) … Herself
Episode #12.24 (2004) … Herself
Episode #11.157 (2003) … Herself - Musical Guest
 
2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Before the Music Dies (documentary)
Herself - Musician
 
2005 Building the 'House of D' (video short)
Herself
 
2005 Block Party (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.65 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 April 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2004 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Musical Guest
Music Jump-Off (2004) … Herself
Episode #2.8 (2004) … Herself - Musical Guest
 
2003 9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
2003 3rd Annual BET Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2003 100 Greatest Videos (TV documentary)
Herself - Commentator
 
2003 34th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2003 Essence Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #2.2 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Stars: An Oscar's Party (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 2002 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2001 MTV 20: Jams (video)
Herself (segment "On & On")
 
2001 Erykah Badu Live (documentary)
Herself
 
2000 The Lyricist Lounge Show (TV series)
Herself (2000)
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Makeup
 
2000 2000 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1999 The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1999 One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute (TV documentary)
Herself - Performer
 
1998 The 40th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1998 29th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1997 Unplugged (TV series documentary)
Herself
Erykah Badu (1997) … Herself
 
1997 3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (TV special)
Herself - Host
 
1997 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Herself
Episode #9.6 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 New York Undercover (TV series)
Herself
Vendetta (1997) … Herself
 
1997 The Chris Rock Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.5 (1997) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2003 The Award Show Awards Show (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2003 VH1: All Access (TV series)
 

Related Videos

Before the Music Dies -- This documentary explores the reason why so few companies currently control the music played on the radio and for sale at retail stores, and whether corporations really have the power to silence musical innovation. One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute -- Clip: Lauryn Hill "Turn Your Lights Down Low" The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 -- Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album, "Baduizm," Kedar/Universal/MCA Records UD-53027, 1997. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Universal/Motown Records | See more »

Height:

5' (1.52 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I don't read music or anything, so when I produce, I go basically by ear. See more »

Trivia:

Attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. See more »

Star Sign:

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