Began singing gospel when she was seven and performed with the Washington Performing Arts Societies "Children Of The Gospel Choir" and at President Clinton's second inauguration in 1997
Debuted on Broadway in the National Tour of the musical Rent in 2007, playing Mimi
Made her television debut guest starring in a 2011 episode of Castle, and has gone on to appear on the Hulu original series Deadbeat and on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Also performed in the original Broadway productions of Leap of Faith in 2012, Motown the Musical in 2013 and Big Fish in 2013
Wrote a coming-of-age novel set in New York titled A Girl's Guide to Dealing with the Devil