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Freda Payne Wiki Biography
Freda Charcilia Payne was born on 19 September 1942, in Detroit, Michigan USA, and is an actress and singer, best known for her successful career in music spanning from the 1960s to the 1980s. One of her most notable records is the hit single “Band of Gold” released in 1970, but all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Freda Payne? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $3 million, mostly earned through a successful career in music and acting, as she’s appeared in films as well as musicals, and has also been a host as part of a talk show. All of these achievements have ensured the position of her wealth.
Freda grew up listening to jazz music, particularly from Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, and attended the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts. She began to get several opportunities, first singing in radio commercial jingles. She also won radio and television talent shows, then in 1963 she moved to New York, and started working with other artists such as Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones. She released a debut album the following year entitled “After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!” She started touring Europe in the mid-1960s, and in 1966 she made another album “How Do You Say I Don’t Love You Anymore. Her popularity started to increase as well as her net worth, resulting in television appearances including in “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”.
Afterwards, Payne started to add acting to her repertoire, becoming an understudy for the Broadway show “Hallelujah Baby” in 1967. Two years later, she signed with a new record label Invictus, and would release the single “Unhooked Generation”. She then recorded the song “Band of Gold” which would become an instant hit, reaching high numbers in various charts, and became her first gold record with sales estimated at two million. She continued to record songs such as “You Brought the Joy”, “Bring the Boys Home” – another gold record – and “Deeper and Deeper”. She left Invictus in 1973 but would fail to capture the same commercial success. She subsequently had a popular song in “I Wanna See You Soon”, and recorded three albums for Capitol. Her net worth continued to increase with continuous opportunities, as in 1981, she had her own talk show entitled “Today’s Black Woman”. She also found acting work in various films and stage productions, and continued recording while acting, and released albums up to the 1990s, plus she appeared in films such as “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps”.
In 2001, she released the album “Come See About Me” and two years later performed in the show entitled “Love & Payne” which got great reviews. She then released several compilation albums including “Lost in Love” and “Band of Gold: the Best of Freda Payne” – she sang “Band of Gold” in a 2009 episode of “American Idol”. The following year, she participated in “We Are the World” for Haiti Relief, and then recorded the duet “Saving a Life” alongside Sir Cliff Richard in 2011.
For her personal life, it is known that Freda married singer Gregory Abbott in 1976 and their marriage lasted for three years. They had a son during their marriage. She then had a relationship with musician Edmund Sylvers from 1979 to 1983, but has apparently been single since then.
IMDB Wikipedia $3 Million 1942 1942-09-19 Actor African American Bill Cosby Cliff Richard Detroit Ella Fitzgerald Freda Charcelia Payne Freda Charcilia Payne Freda Payne Freda Payne Net Worth Gregory Abbott Gregory Abbott (m. 1976–1979) Johnny Carson Jr. Michigan Musician Payne Presenter Quincy Jones Scherrie Payne September 19 Singer Singers United States United States of America
Freda Payne Quick Info
Full Name | Freda Payne |
Net Worth | $3 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 19, 1942 |
Place Of Birth | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Profession | Singer, Musician, Presenter, Actor |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Gregory Abbott (m. 1976–1979) |
Children | Gregory Abbott, Jr. |
Siblings | Scherrie Payne |
Nicknames | Freda Charcelia Payne , Freda Charcilia Payne , Payne |
MySpace | https://myspace.com/missfredapayne |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0668326/ |
Allmusic | http://www.allmusic.com/artist/freda-payne-mn0000796710 |
Movies | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Rhapsody, Book of Numbers, Ragdoll, Fire and Ice, Alton & Kenya’s Outrageous Wedding Cordially Invited, Freda Payne: High Standards, Saurian |
TV Shows | American Idol |
Freda Payne Important Facts
- Friend of Eartha Kitt.
- Her sister, Scherrie Payne (who is sometimes known as “the little lady with the big voice”), was a member of the Supremes from 1973 to 1977.
- Hit #3 in the U.S. and #1 in the U.K. in 1970 with her pop smash “Band of Gold.” She later returned to the U.S. Top 40 Billboard charts twice more with “Deeper & Deeper” and “Bring the Boys Home.”
Freda Payne Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kinky | 2017 | post-production | Mrs. Bernard | Actress |
The Artists Music Guild Presents: The AMG Heritage Awards | 2017 | TV Movie | Host-Herself | Actress |
The Divorce | 2014 | TV Movie | Vivian | Actress |
Just Like Family | 2009 | Short | Inez Miller | Actress |
Cordially Invited | 2007 | Ann Sheffield | Actress | |
Saurian | 2006 | TV Movie | Sylvia Madson | Actress |
Fire & Ice | 2001 | TV Movie | Jean Aimes | Actress |
Deadly Rhapsody | 2001 | Lily Potter | Actress | |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | 2000 | Claudine | Actress | |
Ragdoll | 1999 | Gran | Actress | |
Sprung | 1997 | Vocalist | Actress | |
Private Obsession | 1995 | Video | Boutique Sales Director | Actress |
Living Single | 1993 | TV Series | Miss Harper | Actress |
Guilty as Charged | 1991 | Glamorous partygoer (uncredited) | Actress | |
Today’s Black Woman | 1981 | TV Series | Host | Actress |
Police Story | 1976 | TV Series | Saralee | Actress |
Book of Numbers | 1973 | Kelly Simms | Actress | |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1973 | TV Series | Musical Guest | Actress |
Go for It | 2016 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon | 2011 | Documentary performer: “Band of Gold” | Soundtrack | |
American Idol | 2009 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Lymelife | 2008 | performer: “Band of Gold” – as Frieda Payne | Soundtrack | |
I Love the ’70s: Volume 2 | 2006 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Soul Plane | 2004 | performer: “Good Times” | Soundtrack | |
The Sopranos | 2004 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Madison | 2001 | performer: “BAND OF GOLD” | Soundtrack | |
Ragdoll | 1999 | performer: “Ragdoll”, “Rag Jam” / writer: “Rag Jam” | Soundtrack | |
Velvet Goldmine | 1998 | performer: “Band of Gold” | Soundtrack | |
Sprung | 1997 | performer: “Sunday Kind of Love” | Soundtrack | |
Now and Then | 1995 | performer: “Band of Gold” | Soundtrack | |
Penitentiary III | 1987 | performer: “You & I Gimme A Minute” Love Theme from “Penitentiary III” | Soundtrack | |
Hurricane Higgins | 1972 | TV Short documentary performer: “Band of Gold” – uncredited | Soundtrack | |
Just Like Family | 2009 | Short theme song: performed by | Music Department | |
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon | 2011 | Documentary with thanks to | Thanks | |
Allee Willis Loves Detroit | Documentary filming | Herself | Self | |
Unsung Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
Davi Davenport Live | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Actor’s Day in LA | 2015 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Actors Entertainment | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
On the Set W Jasper Cole | 2013 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Sample This | 2012 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon | 2011 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
Loose Women | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Performer | Self |
Way Black When: Primetime | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Performer | Self |
Marvin Hamlisch Presents: The ’70s – The Way We Were | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Eye on Entertainment | 2009 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
American Idol | 2009 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Florence Henderson Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
I Love the ’70s: Volume 2 | 2006 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Pyramid | 2003 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love and Soul | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Herself | Self |
2002 Trumpet Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The Test | 2001 | TV Series | Herself – Panelist | Self |
Band of Gold: The Invictus Story | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963-1990 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest | Self |
Legendary Ladies of Rock & Roll | 1988 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Solid Gold | 1981 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Ad Lib | 1981/I | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1971-1980 | TV Series | Herself – Vocalist / Herself / Herself – Singer | Self |
Soul Train | 1971-1978 | TV Series documentary | Singer / Guest | Self |
The Jim Nabors Show | 1978 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Bobby Vinton Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Soul Alive | 1977 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1973-1977 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
New American Bandstand 1965 | 1970-1975 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
International Cabaret | 1974 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Bobby Darin Show | 1973 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The David Frost Show | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The 14th Annual Grammy Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Top of the Pops | 1971 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Don Knotts Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Barbara McNair Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself – Singer | Self |
Get It Together | 1970 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The John Gary Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself | Self |