Biography
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Macy Gray visited the top of the charts on several occasions, but found steadier success contributing to film and television soundtracks and taking the occasional supporting film role. Born on Sept. 6, 1967 as Natalie McIntyre, Gray was raised in Canton, OH but headed out for Los Angeles right after high school to pursue her love of writing at the University of Southern California. She began writing songs …
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Career Milestones
| Began singing jazz and pop standards with a band that performed in Los Angeles hotels | ||
| Moved to Los Angeles, CA to enroll in USC's screenwriting program | ||
| Organized an after-hours club called the We Ours, which took place in a small coffeehouse; Gray and her jazz group performed there regularly | ||
| Signed with Atlantic Records, who declined to release the album she recorded for them; Gray returned to Canton | ||
1998 | Returned to Los Angeles to accept a publishing deal with Zomba; this in turn helped lead to a new record contract with Epic Records | |
1999 | Released breakthrough debut album On How Life Is; received two Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Female R&B Vocal | |
2000 | Contributed two vocal tracks to Fatboy Slim's Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars album; also sang "The World Is Yours," a duet with rap legend Slick Rick for the "Rush Hour 2" soundtrack | |
2000 | Made screen acting debut in the Denzel Washington police drama "Training Day" | |
2001 | Released sophmore album The Id, featuring guest appearances by Erykah Badu and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante | |
2002 | Appeared as herself in the blockbuster film "Spider-Man" | |
2003 | Cast as Pauline in HBO's original movie "Lackawanna Blues" | |
2003 | Released third album The Trouble With Being Myself | |
2005 | Co-starred in Tony Scott's "Domino" with Keira Knightley and Mickey Rourke | |
2006 | Appeared in Lee Daniels' indie film "Shadowboxer" | |
2006 | Joined the ensemble feature "Idlewild," a musical set in the 1930s | |
2007 | Released fourth studio album Big; the single "What I Gotta Do" featured on the "Shrek the Third" soundtrack | |
2009 | Joined ninth season of ABC's reality series "Dancing with the Stars" as a competitor | |
2010 | Acted in "For Colored Girls," a feature adaptation of Ntozake Shange's play written and directed by Tyler Perry | |
2010 | Released fifth studio album The Sellout | |
2012 | Cast alongside Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Matthew McConaughey in Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" | |
Awards
2000 | Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |