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Aliases: Stephanie Dorthea Mills
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 5
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
The Wiz Live!
(2015) Auntie EmPride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
(2023) Birdie MooreThe Making of the Wiz Live!
(2015) HerselfTom Jones - Duets by Invitation Only
(2001) HerselfActing
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2023 | Birdie Moore | |
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2015 | Auntie Em | |
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2003 | N/A | |
2001 | Herself | |
1977 | Tara | |
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