Brandy filmography

Norwood filming for her reality show Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business, January 2011.

As an actress, Brandy Norwood has appeared in feature films and television shows. She made her television debut in 1993 in the ABC sitcom Thea, as the daughter of a single mother (Thea Vidale).[1] Broadcast to low ratings, the series ran for only one season, but earned her a Young Artists Award nomination for Outstanding Youth Ensemble alongside her co-stars.[2] In 1996, her short-lived engagement on Thea led Norwood to star in her own show, the UPN-produced sitcom Moesha, in which she played the title role of Moesha Mitchell, a Los Angeles girl coping with a stepmother as well as the pressures and demands of becoming an adult.[3] The program debuted on UPN in January 1996, and soon became their most-watched show.[4] The network decided to cancel the show after six seasons on the air, leaving it ending with a cliffhanger for a scrapped seventh season.[5] Norwood was awarded an NAACP Image Award for her performance.[2] In 1997, Norwood was hand-picked by producer Whitney Houston to play the title character in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s television version of Cinderella featuring a multicultural cast that also included Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, and Houston.[6] The two-hour Wonderful World of Disney special garnered an estimated 60 million viewers, giving the network its highest ratings in the time period in 16 years, and won an Emmy Award the following year.[7]

After backing out of a role in F. Gary Gray's 1996 film Set It Off,[8] Norwood made her big screen debut in the supporting role of Karla Wilson in the slasher film, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.[8] The movie outperformed the original with a total of $16.5 million at its opening weekend, but critical reaction to the film was largely disappointing.[9] Norwood, however, earned positive reviews for her "bouncy" performance,[10] which garnered her both a Blockbuster Entertainment Award and an MTV Movie Award nomination.[2] In 1999, she co-starred with Diana Ross in the telefilm drama Double Platinum about an intense, strained relationship between a mother and daughter.[11] Shot in only twenty days in New York City, both Norwood and Ross served as executive producers of the movie.[11] In June, 2006 Norwood was cast as one of three talent judges on the first season of America's Got Talent, an amateur talent contest on NBC executive-produced by Simon Cowell and hosted by Regis Philbin. The broadcast was one of the most-watched programs of the summer, and concluded on August 17, 2006 with the win of 11-year-old singer Bianca Ryan.[12] She was replaced by reality TV star Sharon Osbourne.[12]

In April 2010, Norwood and Ray J debuted in the VH1 reality series Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business along with their parents. The show chronicled the backstage lives of both siblings, while taking on larger roles in their family's management and production company, R&B Productions.[13] Executive produced by the Norwood family, the season concluded after eleven episodes, and was renewed for a second season, which began broadcasting in fall 2010.[14] In fall 2010, Norwood appeared as a contestant on season 11 of the ABC reality show Dancing with the Stars, partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She ultimately placed fourth in the competition, which was a shock to the judges, viewers, studio audience, and other contestants that considered her one of the show's frontrunners throughout the entire competition.[15] In August 2011, it was confirmed that Norwood had signed a joint record deal with RCA Records and producer Breyon Prescott's Chameleon Records.[16][17][18] In September, a new talent show, Majors & Minors, created by musician Evan Bogart, premiered on The Hub. It followed a group of young performers age 10–16 and their chance to be mentored by some established artists such as Norwood, Ryan Tedder and Leona Lewis.[19] Later that same year, Norwood returned to acting roles with recurring appearances on The CW's teen drama series 90210, and in the fourth season of the Lifetime's comedy series Drop Dead Diva, in which she played the role of Elisa Shayne.[20] In March 2013, Norwood returned to the big screen starring alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Lance Gross and Vanessa L. Williams in Tyler Perry's dramatic film Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.[21] Norwood plays Melinda, a woman with a few secrets running from her past. The film received generally negative reviews from film critics.[22]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1990 Arachnophobia Brandy Beechwood Uncredited
Film debut
1997 Cinderella Cinderella Television film
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Karla Wilson Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress - Horror
1999 Double Platinum Kayla Harris Television film
Also executive producer
2001 Osmosis Jones Leah Estrogen Voice
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Melinda
2016 The Perfect Match Avatia

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993—1994 Thea Danesha Turrell Main role
1996—2001 Moesha Moesha Mitchell Lead Role
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
Also producer (22 episodes)
1997 Jungle Cubs Latecia Voice
Episode: A Tale of Two Tails/Hair Ball
2000 The Parkers Moesha Mitchell Episode: Scary Kim
2002 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Mystery Caller Episode: Guilty
Reba Mystery Caller Episode: She Works Hard for the Money
Raising Dad Mystery Caller Episode: The House of Stewart
2004 American Dreams Gladys Knight Episode: Long Shots and Short Skirts
2005 House Singer "DNR" (Season 1, Episode 9)
2006 One on One Michelle McGinty 4 episodes
2011 90210 Marissa Harris-Young 5 episodes
2011—2012 Drop Dead Diva Elisa Shayne 5 episodes
2012—2015 The Game Chardonnay Recurring (Season 5) / Lead Role (Season 6–9)[23]
Won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2014)
2014 The Soul Man Rita Episode: All the Way Live
2016 Zoe Ever After Zoe Moon Lead role

Reality shows

Reality Show
Year Title Role Notes
1995 New York Undercover Singer Episode: Digital Underground
2002 Brandy: Special Delivery Herself 4 episodes
Maybe It's Me Herself "The Quahog Festival Episode" (Season 1, Episode 20)
2006 America's Got Talent Judge (Herself) Season 1
Sesame Beginnings: Beginning Together Herself
2008 The Hills Herself "I Want You to Be with Me" (Season 4, Episode 12)
2009—2010 For the Love of Ray J Herself 4 episodes
2010 Dancing with the Stars Contestant (Herself) Season 11; Eliminated 9th
2010—2011 Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business Herself Also executive producer
2011—2012 Majors & Minors Mentor (Herself) Season 1; 9 episodes
Also executive producer
2014 Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood Herself Guest Appearance

References

  1. ↑ Hoadri Coker, Cheo (2004-07-01). Not That Innocent. Vibe (Google Books). Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "Awards for Brandy Norwood". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Singer Brandy Turns Actress In New TV Series Moesha". Jet (FindArticles.com). 1996-02-26. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  4. ↑ Mifflin, Lawrie (2001-06-04). "UPN's Moesha, The Nonwhite Hit Nobody Knows". New York Times (NYTimes.com). Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  5. ↑ "UPN Cancels Moesha After Six Seasons". Jet (FindArticles.com). 2001-06-04. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  6. ↑ Norment, Lynn (2008-05-06). "Brandy: On Her New Movie, Growing Pains and Dating In The Spotlight". Ebony (FindArticles.com).
  7. ↑ "Cinderella TV Movie Special Produces Spectacular Rating For ABC". Jet (FindArticles.com). 1997-11-24. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  8. 1 2 Millner, Denene (1998-07-05). "Brandy Pours It On A Veteran Superstar At 19". New York Daily News (NYDailyNews.com). Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  9. ↑ "Review of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)". Rotten Tomatoes. Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  10. ↑ Steyn, Mark (1999-05-08). "Here's What I Know". The Spectator (FindArticles.com). Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  11. 1 2 "Brandy And Diana Ross Team Up In TV Movie Double Platinum". Jet (FindArticles.com). 1999-05-10. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  12. 1 2 "'I'm Leaving America's Got Talent'". ContactMusic. ContactMusic.com. 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  13. ↑ "Brandy & Ray J to Star with Family in VH1 Reality Series". Rap-Up.com. 2006-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  14. ↑ Juzwiak, Rich (2010-11-15). "Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business Season 2 To Premiere Sunday, December 5". VH1.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  15. ↑ Chan, Anna. "'Dancing' cuts yet another front-runner". Theclicker.todayshow.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  16. ↑ "Brandy Performs ‘Put It Down’ Live in Washington, D.C". Rap-Up.com. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  17. ↑ "Brandy Hints at Drake Collaboration". Rap-Up.com. 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  18. ↑ "Brandy Signs with RCA/Chameleon Records". Rap-Up.com. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  19. ↑ Halperin, Shirley (2011-09-23). "'Majors & Minors' Creator Evan Bogart on Junior Talents, What Justin Bieber Should Do Next (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  20. ↑ Bierly, Mandi (2011-08-21). "'Drop Dead Diva': Brandy talks return to acting". Entertainment Weekly.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  21. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (2011-11-01). "Brandy joins Tyler Perry's 'Marriage'". Variety (Variety.com). Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  22. ↑ "Temptation (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  23. ↑ "Brandy Confirms Return To The Game For Season 6". FreesWorld.com. 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-08-15.

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