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Patti LaBelle is a Actor and Sound American born on 24 may 1944 at Philadelphia (USA)

Patti LaBelle

Patti LaBelle
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Birth name Patricia Louise Holte
Nationality USA
Birth 24 may 1944 (79 years) at Philadelphia (USA)

Patricia Louise Holt-Edwards (born May 24, 1944) better known under the stage name Patti LaBelle, is an American singer, author, and actress. LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and front woman of the vocal group, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. Following the group's name change to Labelle in the early 1970s, she released the iconic disco song "Lady Marmalade" and the group later became the first African-American vocal group to land the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. After the group split in 1976, LaBelle began a successful solo career, starting with her critically acclaimed debut album, which included the career-defining song, "You Are My Friend". LaBelle became a mainstream solo star in 1984 following the success of the singles, "If Only You Knew", "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up", with the latter two crossing over to pop audiences becoming radio staples.

Less than two years later, in 1986, LaBelle scored with the number-one album, Winner in You and the number-one duet single, "On My Own", with Michael McDonald. LaBelle eventually won a 1992 Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her 1991 album, Burnin', followed by a second Grammy win for the live album, Live! One Night Only. Her 1990s albums, Burnin', Gems (1994) and Flame (1997), continued her popularity with young R&B audiences throughout the decade. Following the release of two mildly receptive solo albums in the early new millennium, she reunited with her Labelle band mates for the album, Back to Now, followed by a briefly well received promotional tour. LaBelle's success has extended as an actress with a notable role in the film, A Soldier's Story, and in TV shows such as A Different World and American Horror Story: Freak Show. In 1992, LaBelle starred in her own TV sitcom, Out All Night. A decade later, LaBelle hosted her own lifestyle TV show, Living It Up with Patti LaBelle on TV One. In 2015, LaBelle took part in the dance competition, Dancing with the Stars.

In a career that has spanned fifty years, she has sold more than fifty million records worldwide. LaBelle has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame and the Songwriters' Hall of Fame. In 2005, the World Music Awards recognized her years in the music business by awarding her the Legend Award. Possessing the voice of a soprano, LaBelle was included in Rolling Stone on their list of 100 Greatest Singers. Labelle is commonly identified as the "Godmother of Soul", she has also been referred to as the "High Priestess of Good Vibrations", and the "Queen of Rock 'n' Soul".

Biography

LaBelle later accounted in her memoirs that she was sexually assaulted by Jackie Wilson while at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre in the 1960s. Around 1964, LaBelle was engaged to Otis Williams, founding member of The Temptations, but broke it off due to scheduling conflicts. In 1969, LaBelle married a longtime friend, Armstead Edwards. After LaBelle started a solo career, Edwards became her manager up until the couple separated in the late 1990s. In 2000, the couple announced they had legally separated. Three years later, their divorce was finalized. They have a child, Zuri Kye Edwards (born 1973), who is now her current manager. In addition to Zuri, LaBelle has two adopted sons, Stanley and Dodd.

In 1982, her eldest sister Vivian Rogers died of lung cancer at 42. In 1984, she lost her second-eldest sister, Barbara Purifoy, to colon cancer at 41. A year later, she lost her mother, Bertha, to diabetes. In 1989, she lost her father Henry to emphysema brought on by complications of Alzheimer's disease and her youngest sister, Jacqueline "Jackie" Padgett, to lung cancer. Jackie was only 43 when she died. LaBelle dedicated her album, Burnin' and her rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings" in her 1991-92 concert tour to Padgett. After burying Padgett, LaBelle shot the music video to "If You Asked Me To". In 1995, LaBelle was diagnosed with diabetes. LaBelle has a home in the Philadelphia suburb of Wynnewood and also has condos in Los Angeles and in the Bahamas.

Usually with

André 3000
André 3000
(3 films)
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
(1 films)
Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
(1 films)
Karen Dyer
Karen Dyer
(2 films)
Dean Jones
Dean Jones
(2 films)
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Filmography of Patti LaBelle (12 films)

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Actress

Mama, I Want to Sing!
Mama, I Want to Sing! (2011)
, 1h35
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Ciara, Lynn Whitfield, Patti LaBelle, Hill Harper, Billy Zane, Ben Vereen
Roles Sister Carrie
Rating47% 2.3708252.3708252.3708252.3708252.370825
Amara Winter (Ciara), a beautiful and charismatic young singer, is on the verge of stardom. Raised in the church by her father, Reverend Dr. Kenneth Winter (Marvin Winans) and mother, Lillian Winter (Lynn Whitfield), Amara and her younger brother Luke (Kevin Phillips) have a very strong bond. After her father's untimely death, her mother is thrust into the limelight in the role as preacher, a daring move that ultimately catapults her to the top of the gospel world. Paralleling her mother's success, Amara soon becomes a huge star in her own right, taking the R&B world by storm.
Semi-Pro
Semi-Pro (2008)
, 1h31
Directed by Kent Alterman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André 3000, Maura Lynn Tierney, David Koechner, Will Arnett
Roles Jackie's Mom
Rating57% 2.8992852.8992852.8992852.8992852.899285
In 1976, Jackie Moon is a singer who has used the profits from his one hit single "Love Me Sexy" to buy a basketball team in the American Basketball Association, the Flint Tropics, becoming the owner, head Coach, and starting power forward. The ABA Commissioner announces a plan to merge the league with the National Basketball Association, but only four teams will move to the more established league. The Tropics, the worst team in the league, are in danger of dissolving. In response, Jackie argues that the teams with the four best records overall should be merged into the NBA. The Commissioner reluctantly accepts Jackie's offer.
Idlewild
Idlewild (2006)

Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Musical, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors André 3000, Big Boi, Paula Patton, Terrence Howard, Faizon Love, Malinda Williams
Roles The Real Angel Davenport
Rating61% 3.097553.097553.097553.097553.09755
Percival (3000) and Rooster (Boi) have been good friends since childhood. However, as they grow up, they each begin to live separate lives. Percival works at his father Percy Senior's (Vereen) morgue preparing dead bodies during the day, and works at a local club called Church (owned by Ace (Love)) at night playing the piano. Rooster grows up and involves himself in gambling, partying and business deals; he also gets married to Zora (Williams) and has a family. In addition, Rooster also works at the Church club as a performer. Another performer at the club is Taffy (Gray) who is a drunk, loudmouth, jealous diva, who is slowly falling out of the limelight.
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006)
, 1h30
Directed by Peter Werner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Sarah Chalke, Jay Harrington, Patti LaBelle, Lally Cadeau, Harvey Atkin, Robin Brûlé
Roles Moneisha
Rating69% 3.49053.49053.49053.49053.4905
Shortly after graduating from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Geralyn Lucas lands her dream job working for 20/20. Lucas is then diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27 and has a dilemma - whether to have a lumpectomy or the potentially safer mastectomy. After consulting several doctors (including her husband) and researching the operations she decides to undergo a mastectomy. Her subsequent chemotherapy treatment leads to tensions within her marriage but the couple stays together. She also has breast reconstruction. The final shot is of Geralyn cradling her child, something she feared she would be unable to do. Geralyn meets several "angels" in the story, people who have been in similar positions to her and are able to dispense good advice.
Be Cool
Be Cool (2005)
, 1h58
Directed by F. Gary Gray
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Mob film, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Kenan Thompson, Harvey Keitel, Cedric the Entertainer
Rating55% 2.7992152.7992152.7992152.7992152.799215
Chili Palmer (John Travolta) helps Edie Athens (Uma Thurman), the widow of an executed friend, Tommy Athens (James Woods), to resurrect a record company using the talents of young and talented female vocalist and songwriter, Linda Moon (Christina Milian). The plot is complicated by several facts:
Fire and Rain
Fire and Rain (1990)
, 1h29
Directed by Jerry Jameson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Charles Haid, Angie Dickinson, Penny Fuller, Tom Bosley, David Hasselhoff, Dean Jones
Roles Lucille Jacobson
Rating55% 2.7707352.7707352.7707352.7707352.770735
On August 2, 1985, Delta Airlines Flight 191, flown by Captain Connors (John Beck) and First Officer Rudy Price (Dick Christie) are preparing to land at Dallas on its single stop, flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Los Angeles. Air Traffic controllers advise that a thunderstorm is present. The flight crew surmise that the aircraft might get washed, but have no other worries about the storm being so near. Passengers such as Lucille Jacobson (Patti Labelle), who is terrified of flying, however, are fearful about landing in a storm. Others, like Marilyn (Gloria Hocking) and Mike Steinberg (Joe Berryman) are thinking more about their California vacation. As the rain pelts down on the airliner, there is no warning of an impending crisis.
Sing
Sing (1989)
, 1h38
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Musical films
Actors Lorraine Bracco, Peter Dobson, Jessica Steen, Louise Lasser, George DiCenzo, Patti LaBelle
Roles Mrs. DeVere
Rating66% 3.343343.343343.343343.343343.34334
The story begins with Hannah, a young Jewish teen, as she is completing her senior year of high school. Her Brooklyn neighborhood is falling apart and SING! is one of the only traditions that keep the neighborhood alive. Newly arrived teacher, Miss Lombardo grew up in the neighborhood and returned to be their SING! leader. One cold Christmas night, Miss Lombardo is leaving a neighborhood party when a young man hails her a cab, then attempts to mug her. In self-defense, she bites his hand to release his grip and he screams in pain and terror and flees. The cab driver jokes about not starting the meter yet.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story (1984)
, 1h41
Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Crime
Themes Films about racism, Political films
Actors Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar, David Alan Grier, Larry Riley, Denzel Washington, David Harris
Roles Big Mary
Rating71% 3.595573.595573.595573.595573.59557
The time is 1944 during World War II. Vernon Waters (Adolph Caesar), the Army sergeant in charge of Company B, a platoon of black soldiers, is very drunk and staggering along a road along Fort Neal, a segregated Army base in Louisiana. Waters' last words amidst his raucous laughter were "They still hate you! They still hate you!" before he is shot to death with a .45 caliber pistol.

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