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Tionne Watkins is a Actor and Executive producer American born on 26 april 1970 at Des Moines (USA)

Tionne Watkins

Tionne Watkins
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Birth name Tionne Tenese Watkins
Nationality USA
Birth 26 april 1970 (53 years) at Des Moines (USA)

Tionne Tenese Watkins (born April 26, 1970), better known by her stage name T-Boz, is an American singer, songwriter, model, dancer, actress, author, and executive producer. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Watkins rose to fame in the early 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B/hip hop girl-group TLC. She has won four Grammy Awards for her work with TLC.

T-Boz currently hosts iCraft Radio on Dash Radio.

Biography

Initially withholding details of her ailment from others, Watkins went public with the her struggle with sickle cell anemia in 1996 and later became one of the spokespeople for Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. In 2002, she was hospitalized for four months due to a flare-up of sickle-cell anemia. She has stated that her faith in God and her optimism has helped her stay free from the more serious effects of sickle cell disease.

On August 19, 2000, Watkins married rapper Mack 10. The couple's daughter, Chase Anela Rolison, was prematurely born a few months later on October 20, 2000. In June 2004, she filed for divorce and requested a restraining order against Mack 10.

In October 2009, Watkins revealed on CBS' The Early Show and in People magazine that she had secretly battled a potentially fatal brain tumor for three years. In March 2006, she was diagnosed as having a strawberry-size acoustic neuroma on her vestibular nerve, which affected her balance, hearing, sight, and facial movement. Many physicians refused to remove the tumor due to her sickle-cell-related complications, leaving her alternatives grim. Ultimately, she underwent surgery at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.

It has been revealed by Watkins that one of her uncles married the mother of Lisa Lopes, this making her and Lopes cousins.

Usually with

Hype Williams
Hype Williams
(1 films)
Evan Ross
Evan Ross
(2 films)
Nas
Nas
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tionne Watkins (5 films)

Display filmography as list

Actress

Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Keke Palmer, Drew Sidora, Rochelle Aytes, Lil Mama, Evan Ross, Carl Anthony Payne II
Roles herself (plus archive footage)
Rating73% 3.698343.698343.698343.698343.69834
The film begins with Tionne Watkins (Drew Sidora) narrating, telling about the girls' lives as children and summarizing their story. The film then jumps to the year 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. Tionne is approached by her friend, Marie, who informs her about a girl group being formed by Ian Burke and persuades her to audition for LaFace Records. Tionne brings Crystal (Brooke Montalvo), the founder of the group, to see Lisa Lopes (Lil Mama) perform and Crystal says that she will be perfect for the group. After singing "Meeting in the Ladies Room", they received a mixed reception. (most in part due to Crystal's ill-fated off key performance) However, both Tionne and Lisa garner interest from both Perri "Pebbles" Reid (Rochelle Aytes) and her husband, co-founder of LaFace L.A. Reid (Carl Anthony Payne II). After receiving the good news from both Pebbles and L.A. Reid, Lisa decides that she should call her family and tell them the great news, especially her father, who told her that she would never make it as a rapper. She calls her family only to learn that her father was shot and killed.
ATL
ATL (2006)
, 1h45
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Sports films, Hip hop films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors T.I., Lauren London, Evan Ross, Big Boi, Mykelti Williamson, Jackie Long
Roles Waitress (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.054653.054653.054653.054653.05465
Rashad (T.I.) is a teen living in Atlanta with his Uncle, George (Mykelti Williamson) and his little brother Ant (Evan Ross). He and his brother were raised by their uncle George since their parents died in a car accident, and they work with him as part of his custodial company. When not working or finishing his last year of high school, Rashad spends most of his time with his friends Brooklyn (Albert Daniels), Teddy (Jason Weaver), and Esquire (Jackie Long). Rashad is a talented artist but does not see much of a future in that field as he has become accustomed to working the family business. Esquire, Rashad's best friend, goes to a prep school on the opposite side of town from where they live, and is trying to attend an Ivy League college after senior year. However, he finds out that he will need a letter of recommendation from someone of high stature to better his chances of acceptance at the school he wants to attend.
Belly
Belly (1998)
, 1h32
Directed by Hype Williams
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, Method Man, Tionne Watkins, Hassan Johnson
Roles Tionne
Rating61% 3.0986053.0986053.0986053.0986053.098605
The film begins in early 1999, with two young New York street criminals Tommy Bunds ("Bundy") (DMX) and Sincere ("Sin") (Nas), along with their associates in crime Mark and Black. The four violently rob a nightclub, murdering five people. Escaping in a stolen car, they cheer their success. Black goes to dump the car while the rest retreat to Tommy's house, where they celebrate and joke around (The movie Gummo is playing on the tv), waking Tommy's girlfriend Keisha (Taral Hicks). Sincere soon leaves and is followed in gesture by the others. He returns home to his girlfriend Tionne (Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins) and infant daughter Kenya. Meanwhile, Tommy learns of a new form of heroin which he takes as a lucrative business opportunity.
House Party 3, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films, Buddy films
Actors Christopher "Kid" Reid, Chris Tucker, Christopher "Play" Martin, Bernie Mac, Tionne Watkins, Khandi Alexander
Roles Sex as a Weapon
Rating46% 2.3041052.3041052.3041052.3041052.304105
Christopher, aka Kid (Christopher "Kid" Reid) is marrying his girlfriend Veda (Angela Means), while his best friend Peter, aka Play (Christopher "Play" Martin) is dipping his fingers into the music business and attempting to manage a roughneck female rap act called Sex as a Weapon (TLC). Play books the ladies for a concert with heavy-hitting promoter Showboat (Michael Colyar), but when they decide to fire Play and hire a new manager, he has to figure out how to deliver them to the show or face the wrath of Showboat's female security force.

Production

ATL
ATL (2006)
, 1h45
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Sports films, Hip hop films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors T.I., Lauren London, Evan Ross, Big Boi, Mykelti Williamson, Jackie Long
Roles Executive Producer
Rating61% 3.054653.054653.054653.054653.05465
Rashad (T.I.) is a teen living in Atlanta with his Uncle, George (Mykelti Williamson) and his little brother Ant (Evan Ross). He and his brother were raised by their uncle George since their parents died in a car accident, and they work with him as part of his custodial company. When not working or finishing his last year of high school, Rashad spends most of his time with his friends Brooklyn (Albert Daniels), Teddy (Jason Weaver), and Esquire (Jackie Long). Rashad is a talented artist but does not see much of a future in that field as he has become accustomed to working the family business. Esquire, Rashad's best friend, goes to a prep school on the opposite side of town from where they live, and is trying to attend an Ivy League college after senior year. However, he finds out that he will need a letter of recommendation from someone of high stature to better his chances of acceptance at the school he wants to attend.