Jennifer Holliday

Jennifer Holliday
Holliday in 2007
Background information
Birth nameJennifer Yvette Holliday
Born (1960-10-19) October 19, 1960
OriginHouston, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
InstrumentVocals
Years active1979–present
Labels

Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American singer and actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls (1981–83), Your Arms Too Short to Box with God (1980–1981) and later became a successful recording artist. She is best known for her debut single, the Dreamgirls number and rhythm-and-blues/pop hit, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", for which she won a Grammy Award in 1983. She also won a 1982 Tony Award for Dreamgirls.