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Stephanie Mills

Stephanie Mills

Born: 1957-03-22 • Brooklyn, New York, USA

Stephanie Dorthea Mills is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Mills rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original 7 Time Tony Award Winning Broadway run of the musical The Wiz from 1974 to 1979. The song "Home" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. R&B hit for Mills and her signature song. During the 1980s, Mills scored five Number 1 R&B hits, including "Home", "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", "I Feel Good All Over", "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" and "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)". Mills won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her song "Never Knew Love Like This Before" in 1981.

Filmography
Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story poster
Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2023 • Birdie Moore
Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future poster
Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future
2023 • Self
The Wiz Live! poster
The Wiz Live!
2015 • Auntie Em
The Making of the Wiz Live! poster
The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015 • Self
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits poster
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
2003 • Self (archive footage)
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only poster
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
2001 • Self
No Image
Let's Change the World - Reflections