Andra Day
Acting • Born 1984-12-30
Biography
Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known professionally as Andra Day, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, along with nomination for an Academy Award. In 2015, she released her debut album, Cheers to the Fall. At the 2016 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the single, "Rise Up", was nominated for Best R&B Performance. To promote "Rise Up", she performed the song on The View, earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the performance. Day also appeared alongside Stevie Wonder, who is partially credited for her discovery, in an ad for Apple TV in late 2015. In 2020, Day became one of the most-requested artists among Jazz Joy and Roy Global Radio listeners. In 2021, Day made her acting debut with her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels' biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Day received the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for the film's accompanying soundtrack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andra Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
43 credits
Women Who Make History
Movie • 2021
Self
The Deliverance
Movie • 2024
Ebony Jackson
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Movie • 2024
Aisha
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Movie • 2023
Self
Marshall
Movie • 2017
Minton's Singer
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2018
Self
Cars 3
Movie • 2017
Sweet Tea (voice)
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Movie • 2021
Billie Holiday
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Movie • 2017
Self - Performer
Letter to the Free
Movie • 2016
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
Movie • 2020
Self
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey
Movie • 2021
Self
One World: Together at Home
Movie • 2020
Self
The Honest Liar
Movie
A Motown Christmas
Movie • 2024
Self
Is This Thing On?
Movie • 2025
Christine
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Desus & Mero
TV • 2019
Self
We the People
TV • 2021
(voice)
Inas Nacht
TV • 2007
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Greatest Hits
TV • 2016
Self
The Real
TV • 2014
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV • 2020
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
TV • 2010
Self - Guest Judge
American Idol
TV • 2018
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Morgenmagazin
TV • 1992
Self
Bel-Air
TV • 2022
Andra Day
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 2025
Self
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Musical Guest
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
TV • 2023
Athena