Naturi Naughton Biography
Naturi Naughton is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known as one-third of the R&B group 3LW and for her acting roles in Fame, Notorious, where she played Lil’ Kim and The Playboy Club. Naughton was a series regular in season one of the Lifetime television drama series The Client List as Kendra. Naughton stars in the Starz drama Power as Tasha St. Patrick.
Naturi Naughton Early Life
She was born on 20 May 1984, in East Orange, New Jersey. Her nationality is American and ethnicity is Afro-Caribbean. She was born to Brenda Naughton, a part-time paralegal, and Ezra Naughton, a retired accountant. Her musical talent emerged at the age of five years when she joined her church choir at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. Her birth name was Naturi Cora Maria Naughton.
Naturi Naughton Education
She was educated at the Catholic school in St, Joseph, and then attended Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair, New Jersey. She sang the national anthem at various New Jersey functions and attended the University of Seton Hall.
Naturi Naughton Age| Birthday
Naturi Cora Maria Naughton was born on 20 May 1984, East Orange, New Jersey, United States. She is 34 years as of 2019.
Naturi Naughton Family
She was born to Brenda Naughton, a part-time paralegal, and Ezra Naughton, a retired accountant.
Naturi Naughton Husband
There have been speculations concerning the personal life of the actress. This is especially with reports that she had a baby in 2017. Indeed, Naturi Naughton had a baby girl named Zuri in July 2017 and she is not married to anyone.
Naturi was in a relationship with actor Jamal Woolard. After three years of being together, their relationship came to an end. She also dated singer Boog for a couple of years. For those who do not know, the Power star is in a relationship with her longtime boyfriend Benjamin fondly called Ben. Ben is also the father of her daughter Zuri.
Naturi Naughton Baby
Jul 20, 2017, Naturi welcomed her first child into the world with longtime love, Ben. It was a baby girl named Zuri.
Naturi Naughton Body Measurement
- Height: 5 feet
- Weight: 51kg
- Shoe Size: Not Available
- Body Shape: Not Available
- Hair Colour: Black
Naturi Naughton Net Worth
Naughton is an American singer-songwriter, rap artist, and actress who has a net worth of $800 thousand dollars. She was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and first began perfecting her vocal skills in church when she was in kindergarten.
Naturi Naughton Career
Balk’s debut role was in a television film titled The Best Christmas Pageant Ever; it was produced in 1983. While in London, Balk was cast by Walt Disney Productions to star as Dorothy Gale in Return to Oz, the unofficial sequel to MGM’s 1939 musical The Wizard of Oz. This role led to other, minor roles, including that of Mildred Hubble in The Worst Witch, and in 1988, at age 14, she moved to Paris to work on Valmont with Miloš Forman. By 1989 she was back in Vancouver, where she attended high school. However, she soon decided to take correspondence courses instead and went back to Hollywood, where she gained increasing notice as an actress. In 1992 she was awarded an Independent Spirit Award as best actress for her performance in the Allison Anders film Gas Food Lodging.
In 1996, she appeared in a lead role in The Craft, in which her character formed a teenage coven with characters portrayed by Neve Campbell, Rachel True, and Robin Tunney. Since then, Balk has continued to find roles, primarily dark ones. In 1996, she co-starred in The Island of Dr. Moreau. In 1998, played a neo-Nazi goth-punk opposite Edward Norton in American History X, and was featured in The Waterboy, alongside Adam Sandler. Since 2000, she has appeared in over a dozen films and was briefly in a band called G-13. She has also done voice work for animated films, TV shows and video games, including Justice League, Family Guy, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Lords of EverQuest. The 2007 documentary Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away was dedicated to her.
In 2010, Balk released the single “Stormwinds” under the artist title “Armed Love Militia”.
In 2011, Balk began to exhibit art in Los Angeles and New York. On August 4, 2012, she participated in the group show ‘MiXTAPE’, with other notable artists Mark Ryden, Camille Rose Garcia, Jessicka Addams, and Marion Peck. Artists were asked to pick a song and create art inspired by that song. Fairuza chose the song “Nuages” by Django Reinhardt and created a 16″x20″x12″ mixed-media sculpture. The eclectic mix of songs chosen was featured for digital download on iTunes.
In 2017, the emo puppet band Fragile Rock performed a song entitled “Fairuza Balk” on their NPR Tiny Desk Concert. Balk tweeted that the song was “wonderful and hilarious” and made her year.
Almost Famous is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone in the early 1970s, his touring with the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published.
Naturi Naughton Acting
From 2005 to 2008, Naughton starred in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hairspray as Little Inez. In March 2008 she was cast to portray Grammy Award-winning rap artist Lil’ Kim in Notorious, a biopic film about The Notorious B.I.G. The film was released in January 2009 to mixed reviews and went on to make over $43 million worldwide. Lil’ Kim has stated that she wasn’t mad at Naughton who portrayed her and that she was mad at how they portrayed her.
Naughton was cast as Denise, an aspiring singer, in the Lionsgate remake of the 1980 film of the same name Fame. Filming took place in New York City and Los Angeles in November and December 2008. The film was released in September 2009 and opened No. 3 at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend despite negative reviews from critics. The film went on to make $77 million worldwide.
In August 2010, Naughton was announced to appear in an episode of the AMC drama television series Mad Men. Naughton portrays the role of Toni Charles, a Playboy Bunny mistress to the character Lane Pryce. The episode, “Hands and Knees”, aired on September 26, 2010. The role marked the second time Naughton portrayed a fictional Playboy Bunny. That same month Naughton appeared in the Warner Bros. Pictures comedy film Lottery Ticket.
In March 2011, Naughton appeared in the drama television series pilot The Playboy Club which centers around the lives of the employees of the original Playboy Club operating in Chicago. The series was picked up by NBC in May 2011. Naughton portrayed the role of Brenda, a Playboy Bunny who dreams of being the first African-American Playboy centerfold. The series premiered on September 19, 2011, and was canceled after three episodes due to low ratings.
In October 2011, Naughton appeared in an episode of the FXX sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Naughton portrays the role of a 1970s jazz club singer named Shadynasty.
In December 2011, Naughton was announced to have been cast in the Lifetime drama television series The Client List opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt. The series is a re-imagining of the 2010 film of the same name The Client List. Naughton portrays the role of Kendra as a hard-working masseuse at a parlor. The series premiered on April 8, 2012, to 2.79 million viewers and mixed reviews from critics. In May 2012 Lifetime renewed the series for a 15-episode second season.
In September 2012, Naughton starred in the BET original film Let The Church Say Amen which is adapted from author ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s 2005 best-selling novel of the same name. The film was the directorial debut of actress Regina King.
Naughton currently stars in the Starz drama Power as Tasha St. Patrick, the wife of James “Ghost” St. Patrick played by Omari Hardwick, a New York nightclub owner living a double life as a drug kingpin. She won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, for the third season.
Naturi Naughton Movies
- 2018 Step Sisters as Aisha
- 2013 Highland Park as Char
- 2010 Lottery Ticket as Stacie
- 2009 Notorious as Lil’ Kim
- 2009 Fame as Denise Dupree
- 2008 Cash Rules
- 2007 Emperor as Sarah Green
Naturi Naughton Television Shows
- 2014 – date Power Tasha St. Patrick
- 2018 Queen of the South as Sasha Bishop
- 2013 Let’s Stay Together as Sharon
- 2013 Let the Church Say Amen as Rachel Jackson
- 2012 The Client List as Kendra
- 2011 The Playboy Club as Brenda
- 2011 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Shadynasty
- 2010 Mad Men as Toni Charles
- 2002 The Nick Cannon Show as Herself
- 2002 All That as Herself
- 2001 Taina as Ria
Naturi Naughton Songs
- Fame
- Hold Your Dream
- Get on the Floor
- Fame 09
- Out Here on My Own
- Can’t Hide From Love
- Fame Radio Mix
- Let It Flow
- Looks Just Like You
Naturi Naughton Power
She took her role in Power as Tasha St. Patrick, James’ wife, and criminal accomplice.
Naturi Naughton 3lw
In 1999, at age 15, Naughton joined Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams to form the group 3LW. Their first single, “No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)”, was released in the fall of 2000. “No More” was a success and was followed by the second single, “Playas Gon’ Play” in early 2001. The group’s debut album, 3LW, was released on December 5, 2000. The album went platinum, selling 1.3 million copies in the U.S. In the summer of 2001, the group went on the MTV TRL tour along with Destiny’s Child, Dream, Nelly, Eve, and Jessica Simpson.
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 presented to the label, who felt it did not have enough urban radio appeal. The tracks from the Same Game, Different Rules were leaked to the Internet in MP3 format, and Epic considered dropping the band. A fan support campaign for 3LW named ‘Never Let Go of 3LW’ followed, and the act was retained. Recording a new set of tracks, 3LW returned in the summer of 2002 with the P. Diddy-produced single “I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)”, featuring Loon.
By August 2002, the group was set to release its newest LP, A Girl Can Mack when Naughton announced that she was no longer a member of the group. Naughton says that the other two girls and their management had forced her out. The problems reached a breaking point after a heated argument with Williams, Bailon, and their manager, which allegedly ended with Williams throwing a hot plate full of KFC food at Naughton. Epic Records then ended their relationship with both 3LW and Naughton. Despite Naughton’s departure both Bailon and Williams resumed as a duo for a short amount of time and later Jessica Benson became Naughton’s replacement. The group has since disbanded. In May 2017, she reunited with former groupmate Bailon on the daytime talk show The Real, who promoted the season premiere of Power.
Naturi Naughton Fame
Naughton was cast as Denise, an aspiring singer, in the Lionsgate remake of the 1980 film of the same name Fame. Filming took place in New York City and Los Angeles in November and December 2008. The film was released in September 2009 and opened No. 3 at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend despite negative reviews from critics. The film went on to make $77 million worldwide.
Naturi Naughton Mad Man
In August 2010, Naughton was announced to appear in an episode of the AMC drama television series Mad Men. Naughton portrays the role of Toni Charles, a Playboy Bunny mistress to the character Lane Pryce.
Naturi Naughton Black Panther
Naughton attends the screening of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” hosted by The Cinema Society on February 13, 2018, in New York City.
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