Erykah Badu

Acting

Erykah Badu

Born

1971-02-26 (55)

Place of birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

48 titles

Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), better known by her stage name Erykah Badu, is an American recording artist, record producer and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion. She is known as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul". Early in her career, she was recognizable for wearing very large and colorful headwraps. For her musical sensibilities, she has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday. She was a core member of the Soulquarians, and is also an actress having appeared in a number of films …

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 7 titles

The Piano Lesson poster
5.9

A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.

The Piano Lesson

2024

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery poster
7.9

Behind the scenes of Sarah McLachlan’s legendary all-women music festival and features interviews with performers including Bonnie Raitt, Erykah Badu, Olivia Rodrigo, and Emmylou Harris.

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

2025

Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams poster
NR

In the world of superstar fashion designers, Thom Browne stands apart with his theatrical runway shows, dramatic ready-to-wear creations, and eye-popping originality. From his headquarters in New York City’s Fashion District, Browne recounts his early breaks in the fashion world, how his work garnered support from celebrity fans such as Michelle Obama, Billie Eilish, Zendaya, Lebron James and Anna Wintour, and how his reconceptualization of the classic men’s business suit became his signature achievement. Sparkling highlights from Browne’s personal archives showcase the years of growing wit, edge, and mastery, all the while contrasted with Browne’s humble, gently welcoming persona.

Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams

2024

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 poster
7.1

Get ready for the launch of Rihanna's 2021 Savage X Fenty collection. Celebrating togetherness and community in a post pandemic world, this year’s show will be for viewers to turn in and get lost in absolute joy.

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

2021

RM 'Indigo' Album Magazine Film poster
10.0

The magazine film of the album 'Indigo'.

RM 'Indigo' Album Magazine Film

2022

Hargrove poster
7.0

Follows Grammy award-winning Roy Hargrove during the last year of his life and illuminates his impact on Black music while delving into themes of power, race and ethics in the music industry.

Hargrove

2022

The DOC poster
10.0

Dave Caplan’s directorial debut tells the inspirational story of hip hop icon The DOC, 30 years after losing his voice in a horrific accident as he contemplates experimental surgery that could restore his voice at long last.

The DOC

2022

2010s · 10 titles

What Men Want poster
6.2

Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.

What Men Want

2019

Teenage Paparazzo poster
7.0

A documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society.

Teenage Paparazzo

2010

They Die by Dawn poster
2.7

Four outlaws with a bounty on each head, set a date for a shootout in Langston, Oklahoma. The last man takes the collective bounty. Violence and mayhem ensue.

They Die by Dawn

2013

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo poster
10.0

D'Angelo had it all: two platinum selling albums, a sold out world tour and a body chiselled to perfection. However, one day at the height of his career in 2000 the soul singer vanished. For 12 years he descended into darkness. Out of nowhere, in December 2014, his third album Black Messiah was suddenly released: soundtrack of the lost years.

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

2019

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 poster
7.5

Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

2011

The Land poster
6.0

Four teenage boys devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, by pursuing a dream life of professional skateboarding. But when they get caught in the web of the local queenpin, their motley brotherhood is tested, threatening to make this summer their last.

The Land

2016

What Difference Does It Make? poster
5.1

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

What Difference Does It Make?

2014

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul poster
NR

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul was the third of three concerts in the series not aired live. It was taped on December 18, 2011 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, and aired the next evening on VH1, paying tribute to the places that helped create or contributed to soul music: Chicago, Detroit, London, Philadelphia and Memphis. Anita Baker, who was going to sing with Jill Scott, had to drop out moments before the concert after disagreements with producers, allowing Marsha Ambrosius and Ledisi to step in and perform in their places during the Detroit medley. Kelly Clarkson twisted her ankle on the way into the concert, though she still performed as planned.

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

2011

Bonobo: The North Borders Tour, Live poster
NR

By the time Bonobo plays London's legendary Alexandra Palace on 28th November 2014, the epic career-defining tour around his latest album The North Borders, the band will have travelled 180,000 miles, taken in 175 shows in 30 countries across 3 continents over 18 months in front of 2 million people. The audio and video were recorded and filmed at The Roundhouse in London and in the incredible Pula Arena, a genuine Roman Amphitheatre. In addition, some of the tracks on CD are handpicked from breathtaking live radio sessions that happened whilst on tour. Packaged with the DVD will be moments of documentary footage filmed as the tour reached California.

Bonobo: The North Borders Tour, Live

2014

Erykah Badu - Live At Java Jazz Festival poster
NR

Erykah Badu live performance at the Java Jazz Festival 2012.

Erykah Badu - Live At Java Jazz Festival

2012

2000s · 9 titles

House of D poster
6.3

In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.

House of D

2004

Dave Chappelle's Block Party poster
6.8

The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation poster
NR

On the road documentary with Prince and the New Power Generation during their 2004 Musicology tour from the west coast Los Angeles' House of Blues to the east coast's Madison Square Garden in New York City with press stops along the way and behind the scenes concert footage.

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

2005

Before the Music Dies poster
7.0

B4MD tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation. The answers they found on this journey are what makes B4MD both riveting and exciting.

Before the Music Dies

2006

Erykah Badu Live at VH1 Soul Stage 2008 poster
NR

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Erykah Badu Live at VH1 Soul Stage 2008

2008

Let's Start a Band: A Dragon Tales Music Special poster
NR

Unlike the TV series, this special episode is not a regular episode of Dragon Tales. Instead, it is a conglomeration of Dragon Tales music videos thematically woven together by a story featuring real-life children.

Let's Start a Band: A Dragon Tales Music Special

2003

Erykah Badu: Live At North Sea Jazz Festival 2001 poster
NR

Erykah Badu's set at the North Sea Jazz Festival from July 15, 2001. The performance at the Statenhal, Congress Centre in The Hague, Netherlands was filmed for Dutch television (NPS).

Erykah Badu: Live At North Sea Jazz Festival 2001

2001

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5.0

20th Anniversary R&B and Hip Hop collection (16 videos) including "Walk This Way" by Run DMC featuring Aerosmith, "Me, Myself and I" by De La Soul and "Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground. "Rebirth of the Slick (Cool Like Dat)" by Digable Planets, Usher's "My Way" and Brian McKnight's "Anytime" are among the other jams featured in this musical time capsule.

MTV 20: Jams

2001

Erykah Badu Live poster
9.0

Dazzling documentary covering Erykah Badu's 2000 concert at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles.

Erykah Badu Live

2000

1990s · 4 titles

The Cider House Rules poster
7.1

Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?

The Cider House Rules

1999

Blues Brothers 2000 poster
5.3

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute poster
9.0

One Love documents the December 1999 tribute concert honoring reggae pioneer Bob Marley produced in Oracabessa Bay, Jamaica, and originally broadcast on the TNT cable network. Featured is a cross-section of major rock, pop, hip hop, and reggae talent including Lauryn Hill, Chrissie Hynde, Jimmy Cliff, Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes, and Tracy Chapman. For its DVD release, the producers have restored an hour of additional footage not included in the broadcast, including bonus songs performed by the Marley Family and a behind-the-scenes featurette. Exclusive DVD features also include a Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound mix and a multi-angle presentation of the concert finale, enabling users to select from five separate angles.

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute

1999

Erykah Badu: MTV Unplugged poster
NR

Recorded live in the Harvey Theatre at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York in 1997, Erykah Badu performs songs from her debut album ‘Baduizm’ for MTV Unplugged.

Erykah Badu: MTV Unplugged

1997

Series credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster
5.8

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Late Show with David Letterman poster
6.5

David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster
5.3

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Girlfriends poster
7.3

A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.

Girlfriends

2000

Later... with Jools Holland poster
5.9

Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland.

Later... with Jools Holland

1992

The Oscars poster
7.1

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

The Oscars

1953

New York Undercover poster
7.3

New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.

New York Undercover

1994

All That poster
7.7

A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.

All That

1994

Yo Gabba Gabba! poster
7.2

Yo Gabba Gabba! is an American children's television show that airs on the Nick Jr. cable network in the United States and the Nick Jr. networks in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Italy, France and Australia as well as Treehouse TV network in Canada and RTE2 on RTÉjr in Ireland. The show stars five costumed toys-come-to-life and their friend DJ Lance Rock, who explore a single topic in each episode through songs and short storylines in the half-hour program while teaching children life and social skills. It also encourages viewers to move along with and dance with the characters in the program. The show is noted for its indie-culture guest stars and bands, and for drawing visual inspiration from 8-bit video games and H. R. Pufnstuff.

Yo Gabba Gabba!

2007

MTV Unplugged poster
7.1

MTV's acclaimed music series showcases today's top artists and rising stars in the industry performing acoustic versions of their songs.

MTV Unplugged

1989

Chappelle's Show poster
8.1

Dave Chappelle's singular point of view is unleashed through a combination of laidback stand-up and street-smart sketches.

Chappelle's Show

2003

The Chris Rock Show poster
4.6

The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program in 1999. It ran for five seasons from 1997 to 2000.

The Chris Rock Show

1997

Hand of God poster
6.8

A morally corrupt judge suffers a breakdown and believes that God is speaking directly to him, compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice.

Hand of God

2014

VERZUZ poster
10.0

VERZUZ was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic as a virtual DJ battle, with Timbaland and Swizz Beatz facing off in its first iteration through an Instagram Live broadcast in March 2020. VERZUZ was created by Grammy Award-winning record producers and entrepreneurs Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, that airs on Verzuz TV. It started as an American webcast series and the show was bought by Triller Network, and has became more than just hip-hop and R&B battles.

VERZUZ

2020

Mark Twain Prize poster
6.8

Honoring the best in American comedy annually since 1998, the recipients of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor have included the likes of Billy Crystal, George Carlin, Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart, Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, Eddie Murphy, and Tina Fey.

Mark Twain Prize

1999

The Grammys poster
8.6

An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording Academy vote on who they think is most deserving of an award in 108 categories as specified by the academy.

The Grammys

1959

Behind the camera