Naturi Naughton
Naturi Naughton was born in East Orange, New Jersey, United States on May 20th, 1984 and is the R&B Singer. At the age of 39, Naturi Naughton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Naturi Cora Maria Naughton (born May 20, 1984) is an American actress and singer-songwriter.
Naughton is best known for her role in Fame, Notorious, where she played Lil' Kim, and The Playboy Club.
In season one of the Lifetime television drama series The Client List as Kendra, Naughton appeared as Kendra.
Tasha St. Patrick is the protagonist of the Starz drama Power.
Early life and education
Naughton was born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Brenda, a part-time paralegal, and Ezra Naughton, a retired accountant. Her father is from St. Croix, the United States Virgin Islands, and her mother is from Raleigh, North Carolina. When she joined her church choir at New Hope Baptist Church (the same church where Whitney Houston sang in her youth) in Newark, New Jersey, she discovered her musical talent at the age of five years. She continued her musical studies at the Newark School of the Arts. In Montclair, New Jersey, she attended St. Joseph's Catholic school and Immaculate Conception High School. She has performed the national anthem at numerous functions in New Jersey and attended Seton Hall University.
Personal life
Naughton revealed that she was expecting her first child in March 2017. In April 20, she married serial entrepreneur Two Lewis in a lavish wedding in Atlanta.
Career
Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams joined the team in 1999, aged 15, helping to form the group 3LW. In the fall of 2000, their first single, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right), was released. In early 2001, "No More" was a hit, and was followed by "Playas Gon' Play," in the second album. On December 5, 2000, the group's debut album, 3LW, was released. In the United States, the album became the first platinum album, selling 1.3 million copies. Destiny's Child, Dream, Nelly, Eve, and Jessica Simpson joined the MTV TRL tour in the summer of 2001.
3LW spent the first half of 2002 in the studio, recording an album tentatively titled Same Game, Different Rules. The album and its intended lead single "Uh Oh" were resold on the chain, who claimed that there was not enough urban radio exposure. Both Game and Different Rules were leaked on the internet in MP3 form, and Epic considered removing the band. The act was retained as a result of a fan support drive for 3LW, 'Never Let Go of 3LW'. 3LW returned in the summer of 2002 with the single "I Do (Wanna Get Close To You) starring Loon, releasing a new series of songs.
When Naughton announced that she was no longer a member of the company, it was expected to debut A Girl Can Mack, the group's new LP, by August 2002. According to Naughton, the other two children and their leadership had pushed her out. After a tense debate with Williams, Bailon, and their boss, which culminated in Williams throwing a hot plate full of KFC food at Naughton, the situation came to a crashing point. Epic Records ended their relationship with both 3LW and Naughton. Despite Naughton's resignation, Bailon and Williams returned as a pair for a short time, and Jessica Benson became Naughton's replacement later in the game. The organisation has since been defunct. She appeared with former coworker Bailon on the daytime talk show The Real, who screened the season premiere of Power.
On the anniversary of its inception on August 25, 2009, Naughton produced five songs for the Fame soundtrack. With her cover of Fame topping at No. 1, Naughton scored her first solo chart entry ever. On the UK Singles Chart, 33 appears. The single also ranked in Finland, Portugal, and Norway at #20. Fame Presents Naturi Naughton as Denise, a broader play was released in 2010: Didn't Tell You? The EP featured songs that had already been heard as well as ones that had never been released.
When appearing on BET's talk show The Mo'Nique Show in February 2010, Naughton expressed an interest in recording a solo debut on his first album. However, Naughton has announced that she is instead focusing on her acting career, but has not ruled out a release. A number of demos have leaked to the internet, including a duet with Lil' Kim. However, it's also unknown if or not they will be announced on her debut album. At the time, she was thought to be working with music publisher Full Force.
In Notorious, a biopic film about The Notorious B.I.G., actress Lil' Kim was cast in March 2008. The film was released in January 2009 to mixed reviews and then went on to gross more than $43 million worldwide. Lil' Kim has stated that she was not mad at Naughton's portrayal of her and that she was mad at how they mistook her for a jerk and that she was enraged by her appearance.
In the Lionsgate version of the 1980 film of the same name Fame, Denise, an adolescent singer, was cast as Denise, an aspiring singer. In November and December 2008, filming took place in New York City and Los Angeles. The film was released in September 2009 and opened at No. 29. Despite critical feedback from critics, the US box office welcomed three children in the first weekend. The film earned $77 million worldwide.
In August 2010, Naughton was announced to appear in an episode of the AMC drama television series Mad Men. Toni Charles, a Playboy Bunny mistress to Lane Pryce's character, is depicted by Naughton. On September 26, 2010, the episode "Hands and Knees" appeared on television. The role was Naughton's second time he played a fictional Playboy Bunny. In the same month, Naughton appeared in the Warner Bros. Pictures comedy film Lottery Ticket.
In March 2011, Naughton appeared in the drama television series The Playboy Club, which revolves around the lives of the employees of Chicago's original Playboy Club. In May 2011, NBC picked up the series. Brenda, a Playboy Bunny who aspires to be the first African-American Playboy centerfold, was played by Naughton. The series debuted on September 19, 2011 and was cancelled after three episodes due to poor ratings. In October 2011, Naughton appeared on the sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Shadynasty, a 1970s jazz club singer, is depicted by Naughton in his role. Naughton was confirmed to have appeared in the Lifetime drama television series The Client List opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt in December 2011. The collection is a re-imagining of The Client List, a 2010 film. At a parlor, Naughton depicts Kendra as a hard-working masseuse. The series premiered on April 8, 2012 to 2.79 million viewers and mixed critiques from critics. In May 2012, Lifetime revived the series for a 15-episode second season.
Naughton appeared in the BET original film Let the Church Say Amen, which is based on author ReShonda Tate Billingsley's 2005 best-selling book of the same name. Regina King's debut film was directed by the film.
Tasha St. Patrick, the wife of James "Ghost" St. Patrick, played by Omari Hardwick, a nightclub owner in New York who lives double life as a drug kingpin. For the third season, she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She will reprise her role as Tasha in the spin-off series Power Book II: Ghost, which premiered in September 2020.
On March 8, 2021, it was announced that Naughton would appear in the cast of American Broadcasting Company's music series Queens alongside Brandy and Eve. It was announced in May 2021 that the show would be picked up for a full series, followed by the first official trailer, which was released on May 18, 2021. Brandy, Eve, and Velazquez performed together on October 1, 2021, Queens' first promo single ("Nasty Girl") was released. Tim Story's music video was released on the same day as Tim Story's. On October 18, 2021, Nas co-wrote "The Introduction," which was followed by Nas. The queens debuted on October 19, 2021, and most respected; Variety's Caroline Framke praised the quartet's musical selection, indicating their ability as both individuals and a swaggering group. The show was described as "impressive [...] lavish [...] magic," Angie Han for The Hollywood Reporter described it.