Antonique Smith
Antonique's credits include Broadway as well as film and television along with her soulful R&B recordings. She was born in East Orange New Jersey in 1983 Smith made her acting debut by playing a minor role in the Sidney Lumet-created television series 100 Centre Street in 2002. In 2005, until 2007 she appeared as Mimi in Broadway in the smash hit musical Rent. The actress also appeared in Julie Taymor's 2007 movie Across the Universe. Smith showcased her voice and acting talents the following year in the role of Faith Evans, a rapper/singer in the Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious. The role was a huge hit and earned Smith an abundance of critic praise and led to other roles in such films as 2011, for instance, Abduction with Taylor Lautner and Alfred Molina and 2011, Yelling to the Sky opposite Zoe Kravitz and Gabourey Sidibe. In 2012, Smith began a very successful Kickstarter campaign to raise money for her debut full-length album. She released her single"Hold Up Wait ...