Andra Day

Biography

Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known professionally as Andra Day, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, along with nomination for an Academy Award. In 2015, she released her debut album, Cheers to the Fall. At the 2016 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the single, "Rise Up", was nominated for Best R&B Performance. To promote "Rise Up", she performed the song on The View, earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the performance. Day also appeared alongside Stevie Wonder, who is partially credited for her discovery, in an ad for Apple TV in late 2015. In 2020, Day became one of the most-requested artists among Jazz Joy and Roy Global Radio listeners. In 2021, Day made her acting debut with her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels' biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Day received the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for the film's accompanying soundtrack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andra Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The View

RuPaul's Drag Race

All Movies (16)

• Is This Thing On?2025 · as Christine
• A Motown Christmas2024 · as Self
• Exhibiting Forgiveness2024 · as Aisha
• The Deliverance2024 · as Ebony Jackson
• The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration2023 · as Self
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday2021 · as Billie Holiday
• Women Who Make History2021 · as Self
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey2021 · as Self
• The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special2020 · as Self
• One World: Together at Home2020 · as Self
• Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2018 · as Self
• Marshall2017 · as Minton's Singer
• Cars 32017 · as Sweet Tea (voice)
• Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees2017 · as Self - Performer
• Letter to the Free2016
• The Honest Liar—

All TV Shows (27)

• Hollywood Squares2025 · as Self
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians2023 · as Athena
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
• Bel-Air2022 · as Andra Day
• We the People2021 · as (voice)
• The Drew Barrymore Show2020 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Desus & Mero2019 · as Self
• American Idol2018 · as Self
• Greatest Hits2016 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• The Real2014
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked2010 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Inas Nacht2007 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Morgenmagazin1992 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• The Grammys1959 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter