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Thelma Houston
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Thelma Houston was born on 7 May 1946 in Leland, Mississippi, USA. She is an actress, known for
The Martian (2015)
,
Summer of Sam (1999)
and
Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
.
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1 win & 1 nomination
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The Martian
8.0
Soundtrack
("Don't Leave Me This Way")
2015
Summer of Sam
6.7
Soundtrack
("Don't Leave Me This Way")
1999
Can't Hardly Wait
6.5
Soundtrack
("Don't Leave Me This Way")
1998
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
6.7
Soundtrack
("Don't Leave Me This Way")
2019
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Actress
11
Music Department
1
Soundtrack
46
Self
61
Thanks
1
Archive Footage
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Previous
11
Beloved
6.0
The Thirty Women
1998
The Boys
7.8
TV Movie
Sarah
1992
And God Created Woman
4.4
Prison Singer
1988
CBS Schoolbreak Special
6.8
TV Series
Ms. Bonner
1987
1 episode
Tall Tales & Legends
7.0
TV Series
Edna
1986
1 episode
Simon & Simon
7.0
TV Series
Venutia
1986
1 episode
Cagney & Lacey
6.8
TV Series
Ellie Hendricks
1985
1 episode
Game Show Models
4.5
Dana Sheridan
1977
Death Scream
6.3
TV Movie
Lady Wing Ding
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
8.5
TV Series
Musical Guest
1973
2 episodes
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
8.0
TV Series
Various Characters
1971
Music Department
Previous
1
Tall Tales & Legends
7.0
TV Series
performer: title song
1986
1 episode
Soundtrack
Previous
46
Fellow Travelers
8.2
TV Mini Series
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2023
1 episode
The Crowded Room
7.7
TV Mini Series
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
(uncredited)
2023
1 episode
Chicago Party Aunt
5.6
TV Series
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
(uncredited)
2021
1 episode
Fear Street: Part Two - 1978
6.7
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2021
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
6.7
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2019
The Deuce
8.1
TV Series
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2018
1 episode
Studio 54
7.0
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2018
The Leisure Seeker
6.7
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2017
Beat Shazam
6.1
TV Series
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2017
1 episode
Claws
7.5
TV Series
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2017
1 episode
Dear White People
6.4
TV Series
Soundtrack
("Saturday Night, Sunday Morning")
2017
1 episode
The Martian
8.0
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2015
Black Mass
6.9
performer: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2015
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
6.3
performer: "Celebrationator"
2013
Dancing with the Stars
4.9
TV Series
Soundtrack
("I've Got the Music in Me")
2013
1 episode
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Born
May 7
,
1946
Leland, Mississippi, USA
Spouse
Cliff Frazier
October 23, 1982 - ? (divorced)
Children
Kimberly Broadnax
Relatives
Patricia Oxford
(Sibling)
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Trivia
Her cover of the
Harold Melvin
and The Blue Notes song "Don't Leave Me This Way" became her only #1 pop hit in 1977 and was ranked #2 on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs.
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