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Heather Headley(I)

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Heather Headley
Our Magnolias are back with another season full of family, friendship, faith, and margaritas. Together, the Magnolias work through new relationships, old wounds and town politics as the sweet parts of life blend with the salty and the sour.
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Sweet Magnolias (2020– )
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Won a 2000 Tony Award for Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in "Aida". Released her debut album in 2002, "This is who I am". Moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana at age 15. As a student in university, she performed at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, in "Dreamgirls" and "The World Goes Round". Is of Trinidadian descent.
BornOctober 5, 1974
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Brooke Elliott, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and Heather Headley in Sweet Magnolias (2020)
Brooke Elliott, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and Heather Headley in Sweet Magnolias (2020)
Brooke Elliott, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and Heather Headley in Sweet Magnolias (2020)

Known for

Romola Garai and Diego Luna in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
5.9
  • Rosa Negra Singer
  • 2004
Jennifer Hudson in Respect (2021)
Respect
6.6
  • Clara Ward
  • 2021
Brooke Elliott, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and Heather Headley in Sweet Magnolias (2020)
Sweet Magnolias
7.4
TV Series
  • Helen Decatur
Jamie Foxx in Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
Breakin' All the Rules
5.6
  • Heather Headley
  • 2004

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Actress

  • Brooke Elliott, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and Heather Headley in Sweet Magnolias (2020)
    Sweet Magnolias
  • Jennifer Hudson in Respect (2021)
    Respect
  • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Tee, Dominic Rains, Guy Lockard, Jessy Schram, and Nick Gehlfuss in Chicago Med (2015)
    Chicago Med
  • Max Charles and Joshua Rush in The Lion Guard (2015)
    The Lion Guard
    • (voice)
  • She's Gotta Have It (2017)
    She's Gotta Have It
  • Jamie Foxx in Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
    Breakin' All the Rules
  • Romola Garai and Diego Luna in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
    Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
  • Kevin Clash, Martin P. Robinson, Emeril Lagasse, and Elmo in Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001)
    Elmo's Magic Cookbook
  • The Lion King (1997)
    The Lion King

Soundtrack

  • Jennifer Hudson in Respect (2021)
    Respect
  • The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2 (2020)
    The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2
  • Max Charles and Joshua Rush in The Lion Guard (2015)
    The Lion Guard
  • She's Gotta Have It (2017)
    She's Gotta Have It
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda at an event for The 70th Annual Tony Awards (2016)
    The 70th Annual Tony Awards
  • Vivica A. Fox, Carmen Electra, and Bill Bellamy in Getting Played (2005)
    Getting Played
  • Tyler Perry in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
    Diary of a Mad Black Woman
  • Jamie Foxx in Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
    Breakin' All the Rules
  • Romola Garai and Diego Luna in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
    Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
  • The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001)
    The 55th Annual Tony Awards
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
  • Golden Dreams
  • Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Ashley Edner, Cam Clarke, Robert Guillaume, Edward Hibbert, Michelle Horn, Ryan O'Donohue, Ernie Sabella, and Charity Walthrop in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
    The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

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Season 2 Official Trailer
Trailer 1:36
Season 2 Official Trailer
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Trailer 1:48
Trailer [OV]
Season 1 Trailer
Trailer 1:49
Season 1 Trailer

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    • Heather Headley
    • October 5, 1974
    • Barataria, Trinidad, West Indies
    • September 6, 2003 - present (3 children)
  • Other works
    Album: "This Is Who I Am".
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    Mother, with husband Brian Musso, of two sons, John David Musso (b. December 1, 2009) and Jordan Chase Musso (b. August 18, 2014), and one daughter (b. April 2019).

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