Born in Huntington, New York, in 1969, Mariah Carey is above all one of the best-selling recording artists in history, but her on-screen work forms a genuine parallel career. Her acting debut in the notorious flop Glitter (2001) was followed by a widely praised supporting turn as a plain-clothes social worker in Lee Daniels s Precious (2009), which established that she could disappear into a role when a filmmaker asked her to. She has since worked with Daniels again on The Butler (2013) and made a signature holiday-season screen presence out of All I Want for Christmas Is You. Her on-camera range is narrow, but when handled well, she can quietly steal scenes.
Mariah Carey
Actress · Producer
57 years (Mar 27, 1969)Huntington, USAHuntington, New York, USA
Born in Huntington, New York, in 1969, Mariah Carey is above all one of the best-selling recording artists in history, but her on-screen work forms a genuine parallel career. Her acting debut in the notorious flop Glitter (2001) was followed by a widely praised supporting turn as a plain-clothes social worker in Lee Daniels s Precious (2009), which established that she could disappear into a role when a filmmaker asked her to. She has since worked with Daniels again on The Butler (2013) and made a signature holiday-season screen presence out of All I Want for Christmas Is You. Her on-camera range is narrow, but when handled well, she can quietly steal scenes.
1969-03-27 · Huntington, USAHuntington, New York, USA
Mariah Carey (March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" and the "Queen of Christmas", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register. Carey rose to fame in 1990 with her eponymous debut album. She was the first artist to have her first five singles reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".