Antonique Smith
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Antonique Smith | |
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R&B, pop, musicals | |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | www |
Antonique Smith (born August 11, 1983) is an American actress and singer.
Life and career
Smith was born in East Orange, New Jersey. She attended Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon, New Jersey.[1][2]
Smith starred as Mimi in Jonathan Larson's Broadway production of Rent. She was also the poster girl for Rent, displayed on taxi cabs in New York City and posters across the country. She left the role of Mimi to record her album and expand her film career.
Smith made her television debut in Sidney Lumet's 100 Centre Street, playing a teen drug addict.
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She was on the Act on Climate tour with the Hip Hop Caucus and sang for the Pope's climate rally in Washington, D.C. She was also the voice of Virgin Mobile USA.
Music
The rapper Nas mentioned Smith on his single "Nasty" that appears on his 2012 album Life Is Good. She made a cameo in the video for that song. Smith starred in Rick Ross' "Amsterdam" music video which got over 8 million views in its first two days of release. "Amsterdam" is a song from Ross's album God Forgives, I Don't.
Smith released her debut single, "Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)" on 9:23 Music Group. The video was directed by Larenz Tate and co-stars actor Lance Gross and Vine star King Bach and was released on December 2, 2014 on Essence Online. The single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
In 2015 she released the EP Love Is Everything, which was funded by Kickstarter in 2012 and raised over $50,000 in 30 days from her fans.
She co-wrote her Grammy-nominated single and theme for the television show Shots Fired.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Across the Universe | Hooker | |
2009 | Notorious | Faith Evans | |
2011 | Yelling to the Sky | Ola O'Hara | |
The Sculptor | Eleanor | Short | |
Abduction | Burns | ||
2015 | Boxed in | Megan | Short |
Stock Option | Alina | ||
2017 | Deuces | Tanya | |
2019 | Everyday But Christmas | Deanna |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | 100 Centre Street | - | Recurring cast: season 2 |
2003 | Law & Order | Gina | Episode: "Under God" |
2009 | Bored to Death | Barista | Episode: "The Case of the Stolen Sperm" |
2017 | Shots Fired | Kiana Ward | Recurring cast |
2018 | Chicago P.D. | Detective Rachael Rojas | Episode: "Payback" |
Luke Cage | Detective Nandi Tyler | Recurring cast: Season 2 | |
2020 | Sacred Lies | Wendy Spellman | Recurring cast: season 2 |
2021 | Genius | Barbara Siggers Franklin | Recurring cast: season 3 |
2022 | Tales | Cheryl Jackson | Episode: "Ms. Jackson" |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2012 | "Amsterdam" | Rick Ross | [5] |
2014 | " Imagine" (UNICEF : World version)
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Various | [6] |
Broadway
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005–2007 | Rent | Mimi Marquez |
References
- ISBN 1-4358-3572-7. Accessed December 27, 2023. "Eastern Christian High School is a small private school in North Haledon, New Jersey.... Famous graduates include actresses Katie Sagona and Antonique Smith, and Alex Noyes, the drummer for the band Honor Society."
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sharkey, Betsy (January 16, 2009). "Review: 'Notorious'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Travers, Peter (January 15, 2009). "Notorious". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Amsterdam | Rick Ross | Music Video". WSHH. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ Rowles, Dustin (2014-11-21). "'Imagine' Gets the Star-Studded 'We Are The World' Treatment for UNICEF". Pajiba. Retrieved 2021-05-24.