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Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) -- Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) -- Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones (2005) -- US Home Video Trailer from Reelin' In The Years Productions

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Filmography

Music Department
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- 1. "Reading Rainbow" (1983)   singer: title theme (150 episodes, 1983-2005) 2005 - 8.1 (415)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Entourage" (2004)   (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 9.2 (30,706)
1 TV episode:
- 2. 27 Dresses (2008) (performer: "Love Has Fallen on Me") 2008 $158M 6.1 (24,726)
- 3. Cleaner (2007) (performer: "Tell Me Something Good") 2007 - 6.1 (10,187)
- 4. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) (performer: "I'm Every Woman") 2007 $183M 6.2 (41,301)
- 5. "Cold Case" (2003)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 7.7 (4,735)
1 TV episode:
- 6. Mission: Impossible III (2006)   (performer: "Tell Me Something Good") 2006 $395M 6.9 (67,437)
AKAs:
  • M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Mission: Impossible 3 (Australia)
  • Mission: Impossible III (Germany)
- 7. The Oh in Ohio (2006) (performer: "You Got the Love") 2006 - 5.8 (3,207)
- 8. Madea's Family Reunion (2006)   (performer: "Keep Your Head Up") 2006 - 3.9 (5,038)
AKAs:
  • Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
  • Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
- 9. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) (performer: "I Feel for You") 2005 - 3.9 (16,787)
- 10. Roll Bounce (2005) (writer: "Let's Roll") (performer: "Let's Roll") 2005 - 5.0 (2,986)
- 11. The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)   (performer: "I'm Every Woman") 2005 $168M 7.5 (85,223)
AKAs:
  • The 40 Year-Old Virgin (USA: poster title)
  • The 40-Year-Old Virgin (USA: DVD box title)
- 12. The Cookout (2004) (writer: "Sweet Thing") (performer: "Sweet Thing") 2004 - 3.5 (1,481)
- 13. Hollywood Homicide (2003) (writer: "You Got the Love") (performer: "You Got the Love") 2003 - 5.2 (15,174)
- 14. Deliver Us from Eva (2003) (writer: "Sweet Thing") (performer: "Sweet Thing") 2003 - 5.9 (2,038)
- 15. The 3rd Annual Women Rock! Girls and Guitars (2002) (TV) ("Trough The Fire / Coming Out Of The Dark (Medley)") 2002 - -
- 16. Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)   (performer: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "What's Going On") 2002 - 7.6 (1,724)
AKAs:
  • Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Story of the Funk Brothers (USA: promotional title)
- 17. How High (2001) (writer: "Sweet Thing") 2001 - 5.5 (12,641)
- 18. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)   (performer: "I'M EVERY WOMAN") 2001 $254M 6.9 (53,725)
AKAs:
  • Bridget Jones (UK: informal title)
  • Le journal de Bridget Jones (France)
- 19. Scratch (2001) (writer: "Monkey Bars") 2001 - 7.8 (1,338)
- 20. The Ladies Man (2000)   (writer: "Sweet Thing") (performer: "Sweet Thing") 2000 - 4.7 (6,107)
AKAs:
  • The Ladies' Man (UK)
- 21. Love & Basketball (2000)   (writer: "Sweet Thing") (performer: "Sweet Thing") 2000 - 6.7 (5,419)
AKAs:
  • Love and Basketball (USA: closing credits title)
- 22. Next Friday (2000) (performer: "Tell Me Something Good") 2000 - 5.3 (9,378)
- 23. "That '70s Show" (1998)   (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 8.5 (20,936)
1 TV episode:
- 24. Doctor Dolittle (1998) (writer: "Lovin' You So") 1998 $290M 5.2 (23,310)
- 25. "For Your Love" (1998) (unknown episodes) 1998 - 6.6 (74)
- 26. Prefontaine (1997) (performer: "Once You Get Started") 1997 - 6.2 (2,412)
- 27. Set It Off (1996) (performer: "I'll Be Missing You") 1996 $40.6M 6.3 (4,156)
- 28. Fled (1996)   (writer: "Magic In Your Eyes") 1996 $19.9M 4.9 (3,905)
AKAs:
  • Perseguidos (USA: Spanish title)
- 29. Waiting to Exhale (1995) (performer: "My Funny Valentine") 1995 $80.3M 4.9 (3,480)
- 30. "High Society" (1995) (unknown episodes) 1995 - 7.4 (41)
- 31. Clockers (1995) (writer: "Love Me Still") (performer: "Love Me Still") 1995 - 6.9 (7,656)
- 32. To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) (performer: "Free Yourself") 1995 $45.2M 5.7 (8,845)
- 33. "Melrose Place" (1992)   (2 episodes, 1993) 1993 - 5.8 (2,096)
2 TV episodes:
- 34. Sexual Healing (1993) (writer: "Sweet Thing") (performer: "Sweet Thing") 1993 - 5.4 (93)
- 35. Stakeout (1987) (performer: "Higher Love") 1987 - 6.5 (8,447)
- 36. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) (writer: "MY DESTINY") (performer: "MY DESTINY") 1986 - 5.5 (527)
- 37. White Nights (1985) (performer: "The Other Side of the World") 1985 - 6.1 (2,583)
- 38. Krush Groove (1985) (performer: "Can't Stop the Street") 1985 - 5.7 (541)
- 39. Breakin' (1984)   (performer: "Ain't Nobody") 1984 - 4.7 (1,875)
AKAs:
  • Breakdance (Philippines: English title)
  • Breakdance: The Movie (Europe: English title)
- 40. Moscow on the Hudson (1984) (performer: "FREEDOM", "STARTING OVER") (producer: "FREEDOM", "STARTING OVER") 1984 - 6.1 (4,109)
- 41. Superman III (1983)   (performer: "No See No Cry") 1983 - 4.7 (16,613)
AKAs:
  • Superman III (Canada: French title)
- 42. Night Shift (1982) (performer: "Everlasting Love") 1982 - 6.3 (5,598)
Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "TV One on One" (2005)   (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 3.2 (9)
- 2. Globehunters (2000) Marla 2000 - 2.9 (6)
- 3. "Malcolm & Eddie" (1996)   Rosalyn (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 5.8 (284)
- 4. "Hunter" (1984)   Miss Gina B (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - 6.7 (430)
1 TV episode:
- 5. The Blues Brothers (1980) Choir Soloist 1980 - 7.9 (58,458)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Sky News: Afternoon Live" (2005)   Herself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - -
AKAs:
  • Sky News: Lunchtime Live (UK: first season title)
- 2. "Breakfast" (2000)   Herself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 5.3 (48)
1 TV episode:
- 3. BET Awards 2009 (2009) (TV) Herself 2009 - 6.1 (8)
- 4. "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (2005)   Herself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 7.7 (1,222)
- 5. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (2001)   Herself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 8.4 (704)
- 6. "Loose Women" (1999)   Herself / Herself - Performer (2 episodes, 2007-2008) 2008 - 3.8 (300)
2 TV episodes:
- 7. "Entertainment Tonight" (1981)   Herself (3 episodes, 2007-2008) 2008 - 3.7 (658)
AKAs:
  • E.T. (USA: informal title)
  • ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
  • Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
  • This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- 8. "What Perez Sez" (2007)   Herself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 1.3 (18)
- 9. "This Morning" (1988)   Herself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 4.5 (113)
AKAs:
  • This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title)
1 TV episode:
- 10. Saturday Night Divas (2007) (TV) Herself 2007 - -
- 11. "Tavis Smiley" (2004)   Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2007) 2007 - 5.6 (86)
- 12. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)   Herself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 7.6 (15)
AKAs:
  • Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
  • Letterman (Australia)
  • The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "Real Life Divas" (2006)   Herself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - -
- 14. The New 7 Wonders of the World (2007) (TV) Herself 2007 - 8.4 (22)
- 15. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin (2007) (TV) Herself 2007 - 8.5 (13)
- 16. "100 Greatest Songs of the '80s" (2006) Herself 2006 - 6.8 (17)
- 17. 2006 Women's World Awards (2006) (TV) Herself 2006 - -
- 18. "Celebrity Duets" (2006)   Herself - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 2006) 2006 - 3.2 (75)
2 TV episodes:
- 19. CMT Greatest Moments: Wynonna (2006) (TV) Herself 2006 - -
- 20. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) Herself 2006 - 5.4 (76)
- 21. BET Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) Herself 2006 - 2.8 (25)
- 22. 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special (2005) (TV) Herself 2005 - 5.7 (6)
- 23. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones (2005) (TV) Herself 2005 - 4.7 (6)
- 24. Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Chaka Khan (2005) (V) 2005 - -
- 25. "The Tony Danza Show" (2004)   Herself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 3.9 (136)
1 TV episode:
- 26. MTV Video Music Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) Herself - Performer 2004 - 3.2 (109)
- 27. "Method & Red" (2004)   Herself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 7.1 (236)
- 28. "The Sharon Osbourne Show" (2003)   Herself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 3.9 (91)
AKAs:
  • Sharon (USA: short title)
- 29. An Evening of Stars: 25th Anniversary Tribute to Lou Rawls (2004) (TV) Herself 2004 - -
- 30. Urban Soul: The Making of Modern R&B (2004) (TV) Herself 2004 - 5.5 (5)
- 31. The Nick at Nite Holiday Special (2003) (TV) Herself 2003 - 4.7 (25)
- 32. The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin (2003) (TV) Performer 2003 - 6.2 (5)
- 33. "The Wayne Brady Show" (2002)   Herself (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - 4.4 (105)
- 34. VH1 Divas Duets (2003) (TV) Performer 2003 - 4.3 (27)
- 35. "Intimate Portrait" (1993)   Herself (2 episodes, 1999-2003) 2003 - 7.8 (52)
- 36. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003) (TV) Herself 2003 - 1.3 (5)
- 37. "Star Search" (1983)   Herself (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - 4.5 (72)
1 TV episode:
- 38. The 3rd Annual Women Rock! Girls and Guitars (2002) (TV) Herself 2002 - -
- 39. "Hollywood Squares" (1998)   Guest Appearance (10 episodes, 2001-2002) 2002 - 5.0 (175)
AKAs:
  • H² (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • H2: Hollywood Squares (USA: fifth season title)
10 TV episodes: 5 episodes not shown.
- 40. Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)   Herself 2002 - 7.6 (1,724)
AKAs:
  • Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Story of the Funk Brothers (USA: promotional title)
- 41. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1999/I)   Herself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 6.9 (425)
- 42. Essence Awards (2001) (TV) Herself 2001 - 4.2 (11)
- 43. The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan (2001) (V) Herself 2001 - -
- 44. 32nd NAACP Image Awards (2001) (TV) Herself 2001 - 1.8 (42)
- 45. An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence (2001) (TV) Herself 2001 - 6.2 (6)
- 46. "Top Ten" (2000)   Herself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 4.3 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 47. An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2000) (TV) Performer 2000 - 6.7 (12)
- 48. The Messiah XXI (2000) Soloist 2000 - 5.7 (7)
- 49. 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll (1999) (TV) Herself 1999 - 4.5 (35)
- 50. "Melinda's Big Night In" (1998)   Herself (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - -
AKAs:
  • Not Melinda's Big Night In (UK: title for episodes with guest hosts)
1 TV episode:
- 51. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)   Herself (4 episodes, 1996-1999) 1999 - 3.6 (556)
- 52. VH1 Divas Live 2 (1999) (TV)   Performer 1999 - 4.9 (112)
AKAs:
  • VH1 Divas Live '99
- 53. "The Chris Rock Show" (1997)   Herself (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 7.0 (153)
- 54. Essence Awards (1998) (TV) Herself 1998 - 5.8 (14)
- 55. "The Good News" (1997)   Herself (2 episodes, 1997) 1997 - 7.0 (23)
- 56. "Living Single" (1993)   Herself (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 6.9 (639)
AKAs:
  • My Girls
- 57. 3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (1997) (TV) Herself-Host 1997 - -
- 58. Songs & Visions (1997) (TV) Herself 1997 - -
- 59. The 39th Annual Grammy Awards (1997) (TV) Herself - Performer 1997 - 5.3 (11)
- 60. "New York Undercover" (1994)   Herself (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 7.2 (407)
AKAs:
  • Uptown Undercover
- 61. "Top of the Pops" (1964)   Herself (3 episodes, 1985-1995) 1995 - 7.3 (102)
AKAs:
  • All New Top of the Pops (UK: alternative title)
  • TOTP
- 62. In a New Light '94 (1994) (TV) Herself 1994 - -
- 63. The Essence Awards (1994) (TV) Herself 1994 - -
- 64. The 7th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1993) (TV) Herself - Performer 1993 - 5.3 (16)
- 65. "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982)   Herself (2 episodes, 1989-1993) 1993 - 8.0 (375)
- 66. "Soul Train" (1971)   Guest / 3 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1973-1992) 1992 - 6.4 (102)
- 67. "Schmidteinander" (1990)   Herself (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 9.1 (53)
1 TV episode:
- 68. The 19th Annual American Music Awards (1992) (TV) Herself 1992 - 2.5 (21)
- 69. "Un dia és un dia" (1990)   Herself (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - -
AKAs:
  • Un día es un día (Spain: Castilian title)
1 TV episode:
- 70. The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1988) (TV) Herself - Performer 1988 - 4.5 (6)
- 71. The 27th Annual Grammy Awards (1985) (TV) Herself 1985 - 3.4 (5)
- 72. "Saturday Night Live" (1975)   Herself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 8.2 (6,592)
AKAs:
  • NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
  • SNL (USA: informal title)
  • SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
  • Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
  • Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- 73. No Nukes (1980)   Herself 1980 - 6.4 (72)
AKAs:
  • The Muse Concert: No Nukes
- 74. "Bandstand" (1952)   Herself (3 episodes, 1974-1980) 1980 - 7.8 (66)
AKAs:
  • AB (USA: short title)
  • American Bandstand (USA: new title)
  • American Bandstand 1966 (USA: ninth season title)
  • New American Bandstand 1965 (USA: new title)
  • VH1's Best of American Bandstand (USA: rerun title)
- 75. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Herself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.3 (95)
- 76. "The Midnight Special" (1972)   Herself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.5 (54)
1 TV episode:
- 77. "The Captain and Tennille" (1976)   Herself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 5.7 (44)
- 78. "Rock Concert" (1973)   Herself (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 9.4 (14)
AKAs:
  • Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (USA: complete title)
1 TV episode:

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