Naturi Naughton


About

Also Known As
Naturi Cora Maria Naughton
Birth Place
East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Born
May 20, 1984

Biography

Life Events

1999

Formed the musical group 3LW, which stood for Three Little Women, with Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams; released their self-titled debut album and first single "No More (Baby I'm A Do Right)" in 2000

2001

3LW embarked on the "MTV Total Request Live" tour along with Destiny's Child, Dream, Nelly, Eve, and Jessica Simpson

2002

3LW released second album, "A Girl Can Mack," but shortly after, Naughton announced she was no longer a member of the group; Naughton claimed Williams allegedly threw a hot plate of food at her during a heated argument at Kentucky Fried Chicken; group replaced Naughton with Jessica Benson

2005

Played Little Inez on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning musical "Hairspray"

2009

Cast as musical artist Lil Kim in controversial biopic "Notorious," about slain rapper Notorious B.I.G.

2009

Played an aspiring singer-pianist in the remake of "Fame"; film also starred Kay Panabaker, Megan Mullally, and Kelsey Grammer

2010

Co-starred opposite Bow Wow and Ice Cube in the comedy "Lottery Ticket"

2011

Cast on NBC's 1960s drama "The Playboy Club" as Bunny Brenda, a woman seeking to be the first African-American Playboy Playmate

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