Gladys Knight

Birth Name:

Gladys Maria Knight

Birth Place:

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Music department, Producer

Has been recognized by many organizations for her humanitarian work, including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Congress of Racial Equality
Is the national spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association and also supports the American Cancer Society, the Minority AIDS Project, and the Boys & Girls Club of America
Received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards in 2005
Was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Song for her Lenny Kravitz-produced song "You and I Ain't No More," featured in the film "The Butler," in 2014
Began singing with the Mount Mariah Baptist Church choir at the age of four and was a guest soloist with the Morris Brown College Choir
Formed The Pips with her brother Bubba, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Elenor Guest when she was eight years old
Best known as an R&B and soul singer and songwriter who performed with her group The Pips
Founder and owner of the restaurant Gladys Knight's Chicken & Waffles Concepts in Atlanta since 1997
Stars as the mother of the President in the TV series "The First Family" and serves as a judge on the competition series "Apollo Live" with Doug E․ Fresh and Michael Bivins
The Pips became Gladys Knight & The Pips after Brenda and Elenor left the group in 1959 and were replaced by her cousin Edward Patten and her friend Langston George

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