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Aaliyah Dana Haughton, a singer and actress, was born in 1979 in Brooklyn, New York. Raised in Detroit, Michigan, she competed on Star Search at age 11 and performed with Gladys Knight, the former wife of her uncle and manager, Barry Hankerson, at a five-night stand in Las Vegas. She signed a contract with Jive Records at the age of 12 and came to popular acclaim in 1994. On her way home from a music video shoot in 2001, a plane crash killed Aaliyah and eight members of her film crew. She was 22 years old.

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1 Oct, 2014

Princess of R&B movie trailer

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Lifetime Network releases the official movie trailer for Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B. Shipp portrays the late singer Aaliyah. Rachael Crawford, Sterling Jarvis and A.J. Saudin also star in the film. The biopic is based on the Christopher Farley book, Aaliyah: More Than a Woman, which follows Aaliyah’s journey from Star Search, to her rise to fame and finally, her tragic passing. Lifetime TV Network:

She sold millions of records and was a budding silver screen star. Yes, Aaliyah was definitely more than a woman.

Queen of the Damned

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Aaliyah plays evil queen vampire Akasha in this horror directed by Michael Rymer. Akasha is awakened by Lestsat (Stuart Townsend) when he becomes a rock star.

It’s fun to be that mean, evil person. I myself have always loved the dark side as well.

⊹⊱⋛⋋♡ Aaliyah ♡⋌⋚⊰⊹ Queen of the Damned (Fav Scene 2 of 2)

22 Mar, 2000

Acting debut

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Aaliyah makes her acting debut in the action film Romeo Must Die starring opposite martial arts star Jet Li.  On how the film boosted her career:

Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.

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