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Stephanie Mills
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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…
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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.
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2023
Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
Movie Birdie Moore
- 2023
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
The Wiz Live!
Movie Auntie Em
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2015
The Making of the Wiz Live!
Movie Self
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2003
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2001
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
Movie Self
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Tara
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
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