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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Spokane, Washington, USA

Homepage: https://www.andraday.com/

Movie Involvements: 11

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known professionally as Andra Day, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, along with nomination for an Academy Award. In 2015, she released her debut album, Cheers to the Fall. At the 2016 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the single, "Rise Up", was nominated for Best R&B Performance. To promote "Rise Up", she performed the song on The View, earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the performance. Day also appeared alongside Stevie Wonder, who is partially credited for her discovery, in an ad for Apple TV in late 2015. In 2020, Day became one of the most-requested artists among Jazz Joy and Roy Global Radio listeners. In 2021, Day made her acting debut with her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels' biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Day received the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for the film's accompanying soundtrack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andra Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
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6

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

(2010) Self - Guest
American Idol
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7

American Idol

(2018) Self
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
The Deliverance
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6

The Deliverance

(2024) Ebony Jackson
Marshall
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7

Marshall

(2017) Minton's Singer
We the People
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7

We the People

(2021) (voice)
Greatest Hits
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5

Greatest Hits

(2016) Self
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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7

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

(2021) Billie Holiday

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Aisha
Ebony Jackson
2023 Self
2021 (voice)
Billie Holiday
Self
Self
2020 Self
Self
Self
2019 Self
Self
2018 Self
Self
2017 Minton's Singer
Sweet Tea (voice)
Self - Performer
2016 N/A
Self
2014 N/A
Self
2010 Self - Guest
2009 Self - Guest
2007 Self
2003 Self
1997 Self - Guest
1996 Self
1988 Self - Guest
1953 Self
1944 Self - Winner
Self - Presenter
Year Character Movie/Tv

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