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Naturi Naughton
Highest Rated: 88% Really Love (2020)
Lowest Rated: 22% Step Sisters (2018)
Birthday: May 20, 1984
Birthplace: East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Naturi Naughton was not even born when "Fame" (1980) premiered in theaters, so she could not have predicted that she would one day be a part of the legendary film and television franchise. Before she was an actress, however, Naughton found fame of a different sort in the musical group 3LW until her infamous exit from the band in 2002. Her solo career flourished when she performed in Broadway's "Hairspray" and took on the role of Lil' Kim in the 2008 Biggie Smalls biopic, "Notorious." In the 2009 version of "Fame," Naughton played Denise, a singer who belts out the infectious title track originally performed by Irene Cara. In fact, Naughton's powerhouse vocals surprised everyone, immediately drawing comparisons to another singer-turned-actress seemingly coming out of nowhere to blow away listeners - Jennifer Hudson of "Dreamgirls" (2006) and "American Idol" (Fox, 2002- ) fame.
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Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 87% | Call Her King | Jaeda King (Character) | - | 2023 |
| 48% | 84% | 88 | Maria Jackson (Character) | - | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kirk Franklin's The Night Before Christmas |
Journee (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2022 |
| 88% | 81% | Really Love | Sicily Richmond (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 67% | 62% | Emperor | Sarah Green (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 22% | 45% | Step Sisters | Aisha (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 55% | Let the Church Say Amen | Rachel Jackson (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Highland Park | Char (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 34% | 44% | Lottery Ticket | Stacie (Character) | $24.7M | 2010 |
| 23% | 36% | Fame | Denise (Character) | $22.5M | 2009 |
| 52% | 65% | Notorious | Lil' Kim (Character) | $36.8M | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Cash Rules | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Conversations Project | Guest | 2023 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Black Box | Self | 2022 |
| 100% | 74% | Queens | Jill aka Da Thrill (Character) | 2021-2022 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | Power Book II: Ghost | Tasha St. Patrick (Character) | 2020-2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nick Cannon | Guest | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | 10% | The View | Guest | 2015 2019 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girlfriends Check In | Guest | 2020 |
| 81% | 81% | Power | Tasha St. Patrick (Character) | 2014-2020 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Queen of the South | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2009 2015-2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | The Eric Andre Show | Guest | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 106 & Park | Unknown (Character) | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Let's Stay Together | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 68% | 79% | The Client List | Kendra (Character) | 2012 |
| 21% | 25% | The Playboy Club | Brenda (Character) | 2011 |
| 94% | 96% | Mad Men | Toni Charles (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |