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H.E.R. Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1997-06-27

Birthplace:
Vallejo, California, USA

Credits:
41 Total Roles

H.E.R.

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Biography

Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her" and standing for "Having Everything Revealed"), is an American R&B singer-songwriter. She was born in Vallejo, California, to a Filipino mother and an African American father, and was raised in California's San Francisco Bay Area. She has won an Academy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and five Grammy Awards, and been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, three American Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards.

H.E.R. made her acting debut as Belle on Disney musical television special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, while she starred as Mary "Squeak" Agnes on the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple, directed by Blitz Bazawule, being nominated with the cast at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and winning a NAACP Image Award.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Forgotten Island MOVIE Jo (voice)
2024 Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 MOVIE Self
2024 LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change MOVIE Self
2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony MOVIE Self
2023 Oprah & The Color Purple Journey MOVIE Self
2023 The Color Purple MOVIE Squeak
2023 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony MOVIE Self
2023 Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate MOVIE Self
2022 Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration MOVIE Belle
2022 Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires MOVIE Self

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