Cast & creator
Fantasia Barrino
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Simpsons, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Subsequently, she released her debut album, Free Yourself, which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and garnered Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006. Her accolades include two Billboard Music Awards and a Grammy Award, along with nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and three American Music Awards. In 2006, she released her second album, Fantasia, which featured the single "When I See U" which topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight weeks. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and received three Grammy nominations in 2008. She then played the part of Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple, for which she won a 2007 Theatre World Award. Her third studio album, Back to Me, was released worldwide on August 24, 2010 and features the single "Bittersweet," which peaked in the top ten on the R&B chart. The single won her a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
Also known as: Fantasia
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1952–2024 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (41)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Simpsons
Clarissa Wellington (voice)
1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
American Idol
Self
2002American Idol
Self - Contestant
2002American Idol
Self - Performer
2002
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Celebrity Family Feud
Self - Contestant
2015
American Dreams
Aretha Franklin
2002
American Idol
Self - Performer
2018
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Musical Guest
2006
Today
Self
1952
Live from E!
Self
2002
All of Us
2003
The Early Show
Self
1999
The Color Purple
Celie
2023
Celebrity Prank Wars
Self
2023Celebrities Undercover
Self
2014
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Fantasia Barrino
2006Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Book
2006
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
2005Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Self - Co-Host
2020
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
2023
The Grammys
Self
1959
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
Self - Contestant, Winner (archive footage)
2005Fantasia for Real
2010
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Self
2024
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024
Soul Kittens Cabaret
Good Conscience
2011Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas
Self
2004