Stephanie Mills

Stephanie Mills

b. 1957 (age 69) Brooklyn, New York, USA

Actress Director Soundtrack

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.

Known For

Fletch

Cop Out

The Wiz Live!

Filmography

Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story

Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story

Beyond Riches & Fame with Brian and Michele

ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis

The Tammi Mac Late Show

The Wiz Live!

The Making of the Wiz Live!

The Making of the Wiz Live!

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace

Victor Allen's Local Zone

Dishing Tea with Big Meach

Backstage on the Black Stage

Black Don't Crack: The Cosmetic Surgery Debate

Sinbad's Summer Jam 4: 70's Soul Music Festival

Good Day Atlanta

Lou Rawls Presents Black Gold Hits

Our Voices with Bev Smith

Motown Merry Christmas

Miss Black America Pageant

Dick Clark's Nitetime

Rock 'n' Roll Summer Action

The 2nd Annual Black Gold Awards

Puttin' on the Hits

Puttin' on the Hits

Essence: The Television Program

Ebony/Jet Showcase

Great Vibes! Lionel Hampton & Friends

Oral Roberts Celebration

Lou Rawls Parade of Stars

Bobby Jones Gospel

Bobby Jones Gospel

Roller Revolution

Kids Are People, Too

Kids Are People, Too

America's Black Forum

Disco Step by Step

The Apollo Presents

A.M. Chicago

Positively Black

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