Lisa Simone
Lisa Simone | |
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Simone at Stockholm Jazz Festival 2009 | |
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| Also known as | Simone Lisa Simone Kelly |
| Born | Lisa Celeste Stroud September 12, 1962 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Parent(s) | Nina Simone and Andrew Stroud |
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Lisa Simone Kelly (born Lisa Celeste Stroud; September 12, 1962) is an American singer, composer and actress, known for her work both on Broadway and off-Broadway, in Rent, The Lion King, Aida, and Les Miserables.
She is the only child of musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone from her marriage to police officer Andrew Stroud. She served as the executive producer of the Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015), which documented the personal life of her family and her mother.
Simone's work as a musician includes the albums Simone on Simone, All is Well, My World, and Live at the Edge.