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Thelma Houston

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Thelma Houston was born on 7 May 1946 in Leland, Mississippi, USA. She is an actress, known for The Martian (2015), Summer of Sam (1999) and Can't Hardly Wait (1998).
BornMay 7, 1946
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Ysaye M. Barnwell, Trazana Beverley, Cecelia Ann Birt, Grace Blake, Jordan Cael, Nitanju Bolade Casel, Dorothy Love Coates, Edwidge Danticat, Yanick Etienne, Denise Gassant, Frances Gray, Vertamae Grosvenor, Irma P. Hall, Thelma Houston, Louise Johnson, Aisha Kahlil, Carol Maillard, Dianne McIntyre, Gaynielle Neville, Pauletta Washington, Madeline Preston, Mattilyn Rochester Kravitz, Millicent Sparks, Lisa Summerour, Ophelia M. Turner, Karen Vicks, Willa Ward, Rema Webb, and Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé in Beloved (1998)

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Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)
The Martian
8.0
  • Soundtrack("Don't Leave Me This Way")
  • 2015
Summer of Sam (1999)
Summer of Sam
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Don't Leave Me This Way")
  • 1999
Seth Green, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Charlie Korsmo, Peter Facinelli, Lauren Ambrose, and Ethan Embry in Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
Can't Hardly Wait
6.5
  • Soundtrack("Don't Leave Me This Way")
  • 1998
John Malkovich, Haley Joel Osment, Zac Efron, Jim Parsons, Angela Sarafyan, Kaya Scodelario, and Lily Collins in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Don't Leave Me This Way")
  • 2019

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Actress

  • Beloved (1998)
    Beloved
    • The Thirty Women
    • 1998
  • The Boys
    • Sarah
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Rebecca De Mornay in And God Created Woman (1988)
    And God Created Woman
    • Prison Singer
    • 1988
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    • Ms. Bonner
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Tall Tales & Legends (1985)
    Tall Tales & Legends
    • Edna
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    • Venutia
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    • Ellie Hendricks
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Game Show Models (1977)
    Game Show Models
    • Dana Sheridan
    • 1977
  • Death Scream (1975)
    Death Scream
    • Lady Wing Ding
    • TV Movie
    • 1975
  • Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    • Musical Guest
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971)
    The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
    • Various Characters
    • TV Series
    • 1971

Music Department

  • Tall Tales & Legends (1985)
    Tall Tales & Legends
    • performer: title song
    • TV Series
    • 1986

Soundtrack

  • Amanda Seyfried and Tom Holland in The Crowded Room (2023)
    The Crowded Room
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way" (uncredited)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Rory O'Malley and Lauren Ash in Chicago Party Aunt (2021)
    Chicago Party Aunt
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Sadie Sink in Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)
    Fear Street: Part Two - 1978
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • 2021
  • John Malkovich, Haley Joel Osment, Zac Efron, Jim Parsons, Angela Sarafyan, Kaya Scodelario, and Lily Collins in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • 2019
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)
    The Deuce
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Studio 54 (2018)
    Studio 54
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • 2018
  • Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland in The Leisure Seeker (2017)
    The Leisure Seeker
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • 2017
  • Beat Shazam (2017)
    Beat Shazam
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, and Karrueche Tran in Claws (2017)
    Claws
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Dear White People (2017)
    Dear White People
    • Soundtrack ("Saturday Night, Sunday Morning")
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)
    The Martian
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • 2015
  • Kevin Bacon, Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Corey Stoll, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Black Mass (2015)
    Black Mass
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • 2015
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Benjamin Bratt, Terry Crews, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, and Andy Samberg in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
    • performer: "Celebrationator"
    • 2013
  • Dancing with the Stars (2005)
    Dancing with the Stars
    • Soundtrack ("I've Got the Music in Me")
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • The Secret Disco Revolution (2012)
    The Secret Disco Revolution
    • performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
    • 2012

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 7, 1946
    • Leland, Mississippi, USA
  • Spouse
    • Cliff FrazierOctober 23, 1982 - ? (divorced)
  • Children
      Kimberly Broadnax
  • Relatives
      Patricia Oxford(Sibling)

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    Her cover of the Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes song "Don't Leave Me This Way" became her only #1 pop hit in 1977 and was ranked #2 on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs.

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