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Grace Garland

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Grace Garland
OriginNew York City, US
GenresR&B
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, actress
Years active1980–present (Solo)
LabelsShark Meat Records
Websitehttp://www.gracegarland.com

Grace Garland (born in New York City) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in the early 1980s playing Vera Vanderbilt on the TV series All My Children. She later went on to become a series regular on The Apollo Comedy Hour (1993–1995) TV series filmed at the famous Harlem Apollo Theater. She has played a number of notable film roles, including Q's (Omar Epps) mother in Juice (1992), and Dr. Love in 30 Years to Life. She also made a guest appearance on The Cosby Show (1992) playing Maxine. She was an original cast member in the off-Broadway hit musical The Last Session, playing Diva, and appears on the Original Cast Recording as this role.

Garland released a solo album titled Lovers Never Lie (In Bed) (2005) and penned her first book titled Loneliness Makes You Stupid! – The Grown Woman's Dating Guide (Part 1) (2006).

Discography

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Albums

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  1. Lovers Never Lie (In Bed) (2005)
  2. Lady G! (2016)[1]

Singles

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  • "Single Mingle Jingle" (2006)
  • "I'll Cry Later" (2016), A Global Music Award Winner, Silver Medal – Female Jazz Vocals [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Exceeding Vocal Intentions! Crushing it with Grace Garland". December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ ""#AwardWinner Grace Garland!:)" by Grace Garland - Jazz Photo". Archived from the original on July 28, 2018.
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