Jennifer Holliday

American actress and singer
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Jennifer Holliday

Summary

Jennifer Holliday is a human[1]. She was born in Houston[2]. She was born on October 19, 1960[3]. She worked as a singer[4], actor[5], stage actor[6], and voice actor[7]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,656 views/month, #6,723 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jennifer Holliday's place of birth was Houston[2].
  • Jennifer Holliday was born on October 19, 1960[3].
  • Jennifer Holliday held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Jennifer Holliday's native language[10].
  • Jennifer Holliday is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Jennifer Holliday worked as a singer[4].
  • Jennifer Holliday worked as an actor[5].
  • Jennifer Holliday's professions included stage actor[6].
  • Jennifer Holliday worked as a voice actor[7].
  • Jennifer Holliday's education included a stint at Booker T. Washington High School[12].
  • Jennifer Holliday received the Theatre World Award[13].
  • Jennifer Holliday received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical[14].
  • Jennifer Holliday received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical[15].
  • Jennifer Holliday is recorded as female[16].
  • Jennifer Holliday's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jennifer Holliday's genre is soul[18].
  • Jennifer Holliday's genre is house music[19].
  • Jennifer Holliday's family name is recorded as Holliday[20].
  • Jennifer Holliday's given name is recorded as Jennifer[21].
  • Jennifer Holliday's work location is recorded as New York City[22].
  • Jennifer Holliday's work location is recorded as Atlanta[23].
  • Jennifer Holliday's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Jennifer Holliday's described by source is recorded as Notable Black American Women[25].
  • Jennifer Holliday's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist[26].
  • Jennifer Holliday's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1960-10-19[30]

  • Genre(s): ballad, pop soul, quiet storm, soul[31]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, ballad, pop soul, quiet storm, soul[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 52a315e2-5bf1-49fe-b666-fca924c8a0d4[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Jennifer Holliday was born in Houston[2]. She was born on October 19, 1960[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11]. English was her native language[10].

Education

Jennifer Holliday's education included a stint at Booker T. Washington High School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], actor[5], stage actor[6], and voice actor[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Theatre World Award[13], a theatre award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1945[36]; Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical[14], a class of award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1948[39]; and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical[15], a class of award[40].

Why It Matters

Jennifer Holliday ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,656 views/month, #6,723 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Jennifer Holliday born?

Jennifer Holliday's place of birth was Houston[2].

What did Jennifer Holliday do for work?

Jennifer Holliday worked as singer[4], actor[5], stage actor[6], and voice actor[7].

Where did Jennifer Holliday go to school?

Jennifer Holliday was educated at Booker T. Washington High School[12].

What awards did Jennifer Holliday receive?

Honors received include Theatre World Award[13], Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical[14], and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . theatreworldawards.org. theatreworldawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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