Chaka Khan
Acting
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (/ˈʃɑːkə ˈkɑːn/ SHAH-kə KAHN), is an American singer and songwriter. Known as the "Queen of Funk", her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. With the band she recorded the notable hits "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing," "Do You Love What You Feel," and the platinum-certified "Ain't Nobody." Her debut solo album featured the number-one R&B hit "I'm Every Woman" (which became a pop hit for Whitney Houston). Khan scored another R&B charts hit with "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" before becoming the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with her 1984 cover of Prince's "I Feel for You." More of Khan's hits include "Through the Fire" and a 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood that produced a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Higher Love." Khan has won ten Grammy Awards.With Rufus, she achieved three gold singles, one platinum single, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. In the course of her solo career, Khan achieved three gold singles, three gold albums, and one platinum album with I Feel for You. She has also worked with Whitney Houston, Ry Cooder, Robert Palmer, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Guru, Chicago, Joni Mitchell, Gladys Knight, De La Soul, Mary J. Blige, Ariana Grande, and Sia. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 65th most successful dance club artist of all time. She was ranked at No. 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. Khan has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times as a solo artist and four times as a member of Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, the first time in 2012 as a member of Rufus. In 2023, Khan was picked as an inductee in the Musical Excellence category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chaka Khan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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movieHodgepodge
2025
Self (archive footage)
moviePrince and His Songs at the BBC
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThe One and Only Ivan
2020
Henrietta (voice)
tvTamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
tvThe Masked Singer
2019
Miss Monster / Miss Monster (archive footage)
movieRevival!
2018
Herodias
tvAmerican Idol
2018
Self - Performer
tvEmpire
2015
Chaka Khan
movieBeyond the Lights
2014
Chaka Khan
Tom Jones: In His Prime
2010
Self (archive footage)
moviePhineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
2010
Chaka Khan (voice)
tvRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
Self - Guest Judge
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Self - Guest Judge
tvDancing with the Stars
2005
Self - Contestant
movieOriginal Up-Town Divas
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieLadies Night - Most Famous Hits
2003
Self (archive footage)
tvAmerican Idol
2002
Self - Performer
movieAn Evening of Fourplay
1993
Herself - Vocals
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Musical Guest
tvGMTV
1993
Self
movieThe Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1990
Self (archive footage)
tvHunter
1984
Miss Gina B
movieThe Blues Brothers
1980
Choir Soloist
tvThe Captain and Tennille
1976
Self - Musical Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Musical Guest
tvToday
1952
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