Jennifer Holliday is a Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-winning singer and actress who achieved legendary status for her originating performance as Effie White in Dreamgirls on Broadway. Her showstopping rendition of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" remains one of the most iconic moments in Broadway history, earning her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical at just twenty-one years old.
Holliday's career spans Broadway, concert stages, recording studios, and television. Her debut album Feel My Soul earned her a Grammy Award, and she has continued to record and perform throughout her career. She has returned to Broadway in productions including Chicago and The Color Purple. Holliday's extraordinary vocal power and emotional depth have cemented her place as one of the greatest performers in the history of American musical theater.