Stephanie Mills
March 22, 1957 (67 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Stephanie Dorthea Mills is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Mills rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original 7 Time Tony Award Winning Broadway run of the musical The Wiz from 1974 to 1979. The song "Home" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. R&B hit for Mills and her signature song. During the 1980s, Mills scored five Number 1 R&B hits, including "Home", "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", "I Feel Good All Over", "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" and "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)". Mills won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her song "Never Knew Love Like This Before" in 1981.
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- 2023 ·Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Storyas Birdie Moore
- 2023 ·Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Futureas Self
- 2015 ·The Wiz Live!as Auntie Em
- 2015 ·The Making of the Wiz Live!as Self
- 2003 ·Ladies Night - Most Famous Hitsas
- 2001 ·Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Onlyas Self
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Tara
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- Future ·Let's Change the World - Reflectionsas