Andra Day
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 30, 1984 (age 41)
- Birthplace
- Spokane, Washington, USA
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.
Known For
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Filmography
The Honest Liar
Movie
Don't Go Gentle
Movie · as Tanya Jenkins
Is This Thing On?
Movie · as Christine
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Deliverance
Movie · as Ebony Jackson
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Movie · as Aisha
A Motown Christmas
Movie · as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Movie · as Self
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
TV · as Athena · 1 ep
Bel-Air
TV · as Andra Day · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Women Who Make History
Movie · as Self
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Movie · as Billie Holiday
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey
Movie · as Self
We the People
TV · as (voice) · 10 eps
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
Movie · as Self
One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Desus & Mero
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
American Idol
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Marshall
Movie · as Minton's Singer
Cars 3
Movie · as Sweet Tea (voice)
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Movie · as Self - Performer
Letter to the Free
Movie
Greatest Hits
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Real Daytime
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Inas Nacht
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Morgenmagazin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter · 1 ep