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.infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Stephanie Mills</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephanie_Mills_for_2020_Census_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Stephanie_Mills_for_2020_Census_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Stephanie_Mills_for_2020_Census_%28cropped%29.jpg" 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Bedford%E2%80%93Stuyvesant,_Brooklyn" title="Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn">Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn</a>, New York, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Singer</li><li>songwriter</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1966–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Daniel" title="Jeffrey Daniel">Jeffrey Daniel</a><br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px">​</div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;">​</div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1980; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1983)<wbr />​</div><sup id="cite_ref-Ebony_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ebony-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JET_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JET-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Dino Meminger<br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px">​</div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;">​</div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1989; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1991)<wbr />​</div><sup id="cite_ref-JETMag_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JETMag-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Michael Saunders<br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px">​</div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;">​</div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1993; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2001)<wbr />​</div><sup id="cite_ref-Trib_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trib-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><b>Musical career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">Soul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance_music" title="Dance music">dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument</th><td class="infobox-data note">Vocals</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Records" title="ABC Records">ABC Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Records">20th Century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casablanca_Records" title="Casablanca Records">Casablanca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MCA_Records" title="MCA Records">MCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GospoCentric_Records" title="GospoCentric Records">GospoCentric</a></li> <li>LightYear</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expansion_Records" title="Expansion Records">Expansion Records</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://iamstephaniemills.com/">https://iamstephaniemills.com/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Stephanie Dorthea Mills</b><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (born March 22, 1957)<sup id="cite_ref-Insta_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Insta-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-allmusicbio_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusicbio-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "<a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Gale" title="Dorothy Gale">Dorothy</a>" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i> from 1974 to 1979. The song "<a href="/wiki/Home_(The_Wiz_song)" title="Home (The Wiz song)">Home</a>" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&B</a> hit and her signature song. </p><p>During the 1980s, she had five Number 1 R&B hits, including "<a href="/wiki/Home_(The_Wiz_song)" title="Home (The Wiz song)">Home</a>", "<a href="/wiki/I_Have_Learned_to_Respect_the_Power_of_Love" title="I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love">I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love</a>", "<a href="/wiki/I_Feel_Good_All_Over" title="I Feel Good All Over">I Feel Good All Over</a>", "<a href="/wiki/(You%27re_Puttin%27)_A_Rush_on_Me" title="(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me">(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Something_in_the_Way_(You_Make_Me_Feel)" title="Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)">Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)</a>". She won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance">Best Female R&B Vocal Performance</a> for her song "<a href="/wiki/Never_Knew_Love_Like_This_Before" title="Never Knew Love Like This Before">Never Knew Love Like This Before</a>" in 1981. Her albums <i><a href="/wiki/What_Cha_Gonna_Do_with_My_Lovin%27" title="What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'">What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Sensation_(Stephanie_Mills_album)" title="Sweet Sensation (Stephanie Mills album)">Sweet Sensation</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_(album)" title="Stephanie (album)">Stephanie</a></i> went gold or platinum, all through <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox_Records" title="20th Century Fox Records">20th Century Fox Records</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephanie_Mills&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Stephanie Mills was born to Joseph and Christine Mills<sup id="cite_ref-Ebony_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ebony-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and raised in <a href="/wiki/Bedford%E2%80%93Stuyvesant,_Brooklyn" title="Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn">Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Zawadi_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zawadi-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ibdb_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibdb-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mills was raised <a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a> and sang gospel music as a child at Brooklyn's Cornerstone Baptist Church. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephanie_Mills&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills began her professional career at age nine, appearing in the <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> <a href="/wiki/Musical_theatre" title="Musical theatre">musical</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Flynn" title="Maggie Flynn">Maggie Flynn</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusicbio_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusicbio-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After winning Amateur Night at the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_Theater" title="Apollo Theater">Apollo Theater</a> six weeks straight at age eleven, Mills went on to become the opening act for the <a href="/wiki/Isley_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Isley Brothers">Isley Brothers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusicbio_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusicbio-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1973, Mills was signed to <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Records" title="Paramount Records">Paramount Records</a> by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Barbiero" title="Michael Barbiero">Michael Barbiero</a>, and her first single "I Knew It Was Love" was released. Mills was later signed to <a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a> after being suggested by <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_de_Passe" title="Suzanne de Passe">Suzanne de Passe</a>. Her first two albums there failed to produce a hit, and Mills left the label in 1976. </p><p>Mills's career took a rise when she portrayed Dorothy in the seven-time Tony Award winning <a href="/wiki/Broadway_musical" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadway musical">Broadway musical</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> adaptation of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz" title="The Wonderful Wizard of Oz">The Wonderful Wizard of Oz</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song "Home" was first performed by Mills in the stage production and would be covered later by <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a> for the movie adaptation three years later.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mills’s commercial success in the music industry remained elusive until 1979, when she signed to the <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox_Records" title="20th Century Fox Records">20th Century Fox Records</a> label. There, Mills found her niche in mainly <a href="/wiki/Disco_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Disco music">disco music</a>, recording songs such as "<a href="/wiki/Put_Your_Body_In_It" class="mw-redirect" title="Put Your Body In It">Put Your Body In It</a>", "You Can Get Over", and "<a href="/wiki/What_Cha_Gonna_Do_with_My_Lovin%27_(song)" title="What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin' (song)">What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'</a>". The resulting album, <i><a href="/wiki/What_Cha%27_Gonna_Do_with_My_Lovin%27" class="mw-redirect" title="What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'">What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'</a></i>, being Mills's first gold record.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She quickly followed the success with 1980's <i>Sweet Sensation</i>, which featured Mills's hit "<a href="/wiki/Never_Knew_Love_Like_This_Before" title="Never Knew Love Like This Before">Never Knew Love Like This Before</a>". The single became a #12 R&B and #6 Pop hit in 1980, as well as reaching #4 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1981's <i><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_(Stephanie_Mills_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephanie (Stephanie Mills album)">Stephanie</a></i> featured a top hit for her and <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Pendergrass" title="Teddy Pendergrass">Teddy Pendergrass</a> entitled "Two Hearts". </p><p>Her 1983 album, <i>Merciless</i>, featured her hit <a href="/wiki/Cover_version" title="Cover version">cover</a> of <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/How_Come_U_Don%27t_Call_Me_Anymore%3F" title="How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?">How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore?</a>", as well as the #3 dance chart hit "Pilot Error", which was her first dance hit in the U.S. In 1984, Mills had her third UK hit with "<a href="/wiki/The_Medicine_Song" title="The Medicine Song">The Medicine Song</a>" (#29),<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which also reached #1 on the U.S. dance chart and #8 on the R&B chart. On May 24, 1984, Mills returned to theater to star in a short-lived touring revival of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i>. </p><p>In 1985, Mills's recording of "Bit by Bit (Theme from <i><a href="/wiki/Fletch_(film)" title="Fletch (film)">Fletch</a></i>)" was featured in the <a href="/wiki/Chevy_Chase" title="Chevy Chase">Chevy Chase</a> film, <i><a href="/wiki/Fletch_(film)" title="Fletch (film)">Fletch</a></i>, and reached #52 on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Singles_%26_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks</a> chart, #78 on <a href="/wiki/The_Billboard_Hot_100" class="mw-redirect" title="The Billboard Hot 100">The Billboard Hot 100</a> and #15 on the Dance Chart.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Success for Mills had peaked until 1986, when her version of the <a href="/wiki/Angela_Winbush" title="Angela Winbush">Angela Winbush</a>-penned "<a href="/wiki/I_Have_Learned_to_Respect_the_Power_of_Love" title="I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love">I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love</a>", hit #1 on the R&B singles chart. She truly returned with her next release, <i>If I Were Your Woman</i> in 1987 under <a href="/wiki/Music_Corporation_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Music Corporation of America">MCA Records</a>, which she was now signed. The hits from the album include the title track, originally a hit for <a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> in 1971, a three-week #1 R&B hit, "I Feel Good All Over", and "You're Puttin' a Rush on Me", to name a few of the songs released. The album reached <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">platinum</a> status. That same year, she appeared in the NBC TV special, <i>Motown: Merry Christmas</i> along with other musical artists and actors, performing the song, "Christmas Everyday", which was written by actor/comedian <a href="/wiki/Redd_Foxx" title="Redd Foxx">Redd Foxx</a>. </p><p>Mills's success continued with 1989's <i>Home</i> album. The hits from that album include "The Comfort of a Man", the title track, a cover of her old standard from <i>The Wiz</i> and another song penned by Winbush titled "Something in the Way You Make Me Feel", which became another platinum record for Mills. </p><p>Mills would record one more album (1992's <i>Something Real</i>) and a Christmas album before being released from her contract with MCA in 1992. In 1993, she once again starred in the role of Dorothy in <i>The Wiz</i>. This revival was also short lived, closing after 28 performances. Mills released a live gospel recording in 1994 on <a href="/wiki/GospoCentric_Records" title="GospoCentric Records">GospoCentric Records</a> entitled <i>Personal Inspirations</i>. The set was produced by <a href="/wiki/Donald_Lawrence" title="Donald Lawrence">Donald Lawrence</a> and featured a spiritualized retooling of her hit "I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love". Thereafter, Mills took a break from recording to care for her son. </p><p>In 1997, Mills played the lead in a major production of <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz_(composer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen Schwartz (composer)">Stephen Schwartz</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Children_of_Eden" title="Children of Eden">Children of Eden</a></i> in New Jersey, which Schwartz has called "the definitive production" of the show.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> She made an appearance in the 2007 gospel TV series <i>Sunday Best</i> and was featured in a live interview on <i>The Yolanda Adams Morning Show</i>, where she mentioned that she has her own record label (JM Records). In 2008, she began a comeback with singles recorded with <a href="/wiki/BeBe_Winans" title="BeBe Winans">BeBe Winans</a> and rapper <a href="/wiki/DMX_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="DMX (rapper)">DMX</a> to name a few. She made a comeback in independently-releasing <i>Born For This</i> (released on <a href="/wiki/Expansion_Records" title="Expansion Records">Expansion Records</a> in the UK) on August 3, 2004. Her first single in over a decade, "Can't Let Him Go", was released. A 2-disc, career-spanning greatest hits compilation entitled <i>Gold</i> was released by Hip-O/Universal Music earlier last year </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephanie_Mills_Performing_in_April_2017_at_the_Detroit_Opera_House_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Stephanie_Mills_Performing_in_April_2017_at_the_Detroit_Opera_House_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Stephanie_Mills_Performing_in_April_2017_at_the_Detroit_Opera_House_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Stephanie_Mills_Performing_in_April_2017_at_the_Detroit_Opera_House_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Stephanie_Mills_Performing_in_April_2017_at_the_Detroit_Opera_House_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Stephanie_Mills_Performing_in_April_2017_at_the_Detroit_Opera_House_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Stephanie_Mills_Performing_in_April_2017_at_the_Detroit_Opera_House_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3331" data-file-height="3672" /></a><figcaption>Mills on stage performing at the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Opera_House" title="Detroit Opera House">Detroit Opera House</a>, 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>Towards the end of 2012, Mills released a new single "So In Love This Christmas", available for download. In 2015, Mills was cast as Aunt Em in the <a href="/wiki/The_Wiz_Live!" title="The Wiz Live!">NBC live musical production</a> of <i>The Wiz</i>, forty years after her initial Broadway run in the show.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mills gained media attention in 2018 with her response to singer <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam Smith (singer)">Sam Smith</a>, who remarked in a video posted to <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> that they did not like <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>, but the Jackson hit "<a href="/wiki/Human_Nature_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Human Nature (Michael Jackson song)">Human Nature</a>" was a "decent song".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mills' fiery response quickly gained traction as she criticized Smith in her own Instagram responses, both accusing Smith of cultural appropriation and referring to him as a "one hit wonder".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Mills participated in a <a href="/wiki/Verzuz" title="Verzuz">Verzuz</a> battle with singer <a href="/wiki/Chaka_Khan" title="Chaka Khan">Chaka Khan</a>, at which both singers performed hits from their discography.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, Mills returned to Broadway after forty years as Missus Hermes in the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Hadestown" title="Hadestown">Hadestown</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephanie_Mills&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills has been married three times:<sup id="cite_ref-Ebony_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ebony-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Daniel" title="Jeffrey Daniel">Jeffrey Daniel</a>: (1980–1983), Jeffrey Daniel was from the R&B/soul group <a href="/wiki/Shalamar" title="Shalamar">Shalamar</a>.</li> <li>Dino Meminger: (1989–1991).</li> <li>Michael Saunders: (1993–2001), Minister <a href="/wiki/Louis_Farrakhan" title="Louis Farrakhan">Louis Farrakhan</a> officiated the wedding ceremony.</li></ul> <p>Mills has a son, Farad Mills, who was born with <a href="/wiki/Down_syndrome" title="Down syndrome">Down syndrome</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also once had a brief relationship with fellow singer <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephanie_Mills&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Mills_discography" title="Stephanie Mills discography">Stephanie Mills discography</a></div> <dl><dt>Studio albums</dt></dl> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Movin%27_in_the_Right_Direction" title="Movin' in the Right Direction">Movin' in the Right Direction</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_the_First_Time_(Stephanie_Mills_album)" title="For the First Time (Stephanie Mills album)">For the First Time</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Has_Lifted_Me" title="Love Has Lifted Me">Love Has Lifted Me</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_Cha%27_Gonna_Do_with_My_Lovin%27" class="mw-redirect" title="What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'">What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Sensation_(Stephanie_Mills_album)" title="Sweet Sensation (Stephanie Mills album)">Sweet Sensation</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_(album)" title="Stephanie (album)">Stephanie</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tantalizingly_Hot" title="Tantalizingly Hot">Tantalizingly Hot</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Merciless_(Stephanie_Mills_album)" title="Merciless (Stephanie Mills album)">Merciless</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_the_Cure" title="I've Got the Cure">I've Got the Cure</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Mills_(album)" title="Stephanie Mills (album)">Stephanie Mills</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/If_I_Were_Your_Woman_(Stephanie_Mills_album)" title="If I Were Your Woman (Stephanie Mills album)">If I Were Your Woman</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Home_(Stephanie_Mills_album)" title="Home (Stephanie Mills album)">Home</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Something_Real_(Stephanie_Mills_album)" title="Something Real (Stephanie Mills album)">Something Real</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Personal_Inspirations" title="Personal Inspirations">Personal Inspirations</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Born_for_This!" title="Born for This!">Born for This!</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stage_work">Stage work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephanie_Mills&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Stage work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Flynn" title="Maggie Flynn">Maggie Flynn</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i> (1974–79; 1984; 1993)</li> <li><i>Harlem Suite</i> (1988)</li> <li><i>Stephanie Mills Comes Home to Broadway</i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Children_of_Eden" title="Children of Eden">Children of Eden</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Purlie" title="Purlie">Purlie</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ragtime_(musical)" title="Ragtime (musical)"><i>Ragtime</i></a> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Funny_Girl_(musical)" title="Funny Girl (musical)">Funny Girl</a></i> (2002) (<a href="/wiki/Actors_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Actors Fund">Actors Fund</a> benefit concert)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hadestown" title="Hadestown">Hadestown</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephanie_Mills&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Watch_Your_Mouth_(TV_series)" title="Watch Your Mouth (TV series)">Watch Your Mouth</a></i> </td> <td>Nadine </td> <td>Episode: "New Blues" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Gale" title="Dorothy Gale">Dorothy Gale</a> </td> <td>Live recording </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">The Love Boat</a></i> </td> <td>Tara </td> <td>Episode: "Forties Fantasy" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz_Live!" title="The Wiz Live!">The Wiz Live!</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aunt_Em" title="Aunt Em">Aunt Em</a> </td> <td>Television special </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Deadly_Sins_(film_series)" title="Seven Deadly Sins (film series)">Pride: Seven Deadly Sins</a></i> </td> <td>Birdie Moore </td> <td>Television film </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephanie_Mills&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Award </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Work </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award" title="Drama Desk Award">Drama Desk Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical">Outstanding Actress in a Musical</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a> </td> <td>Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1980 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Young_Artist_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Artist Awards">Young Artist Awards</a> </td> <td>Best Young Musical Recording Artist – Female </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Two_Hearts_(Stephanie_Mills_song)" title="Two Hearts (Stephanie Mills song)">Two Hearts</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Award</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Female_Artist" title="American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist">Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Herself</i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1981 </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance">Best Female R&B Vocal Performance</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Knew_Love_Like_This_Before" title="Never Knew Love Like This Before">Never Knew Love Like This Before</a>" </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_(album)" title="Stephanie (album)">Stephanie</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Female_Artist" title="American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist">Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist</a> </td> <td><i>Herself</i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance">Best Female R&B Vocal Performance</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Merciless_(Stephanie_Mills_album)" title="Merciless (Stephanie Mills album)">Merciless</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Female_Artist" title="American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist">Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist</a> </td> <td><i>Herself</i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephanie_Mills&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_dance_hits_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of number-one dance hits (United States)">List of number-one dance hits (United States)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_US_Dance_chart" class="mw-redirect" title="List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart">List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephanie_Mills&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a> (1981)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Stephanie Mills</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Turner" title="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Baker" title="Anita Baker">Anita Baker</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Baker" title="Anita Baker">Anita Baker</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> (1992)</li> <li><a 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Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaliyah" title="Aaliyah">Aaliyah</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. 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style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dionne_Warwick" title="Dionne Warwick">Dionne Warwick</a> (1979)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anita_Baker" title="Anita Baker">Anita Baker</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Cole" title="Natalie Cole">Natalie Cole</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink 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