Grace Garland (born in New York City) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in the early 1980s playing Vera Vanderbilt on the TV series All My Children. She later went on to become a series regular on The Apollo Comedy Hour (1993–1995) TV series filmed at the famous Harlem Apollo Theater. She has played a number of notable film roles, including Q's (Omar Epps) mother in Juice (1992), and Dr. Love in 30 Years to Life. She also made a guest appearance on The Cosby Show (1992) playing Maxine. She was an original cast member in the off-Broadway hit musical The Last Session, playing Diva, and appears on the Original Cast Recording as this role.
Grace Garland | |
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| Origin | New York City, US |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Years active | 1980–present (Solo) |
| Labels | Shark Meat Records |
| Website | http://www.gracegarland.com |
Garland released a solo album titled Lovers Never Lie (In Bed) (2005) and penned her first book titled Loneliness Makes You Stupid! – The Grown Woman's Dating Guide (Part 1) (2006).
Discography edit
Albums edit
- Lovers Never Lie (In Bed) (2005)
- Lady G! (2016)[1]
Singles edit
- "Single Mingle Jingle" (2006)
- "I'll Cry Later" (2016), A Global Music Award Winner, Silver Medal – Female Jazz Vocals [2]
References edit
- ^ "Exceeding Vocal Intentions! Crushing it with Grace Garland". December 23, 2017.
- ^ ""#AwardWinner Grace Garland!:)" by Grace Garland - Jazz Photo". Archived from the original on July 28, 2018.
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