Gladys Knight
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer. Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips), and is often referred to as the "Empress of Soul".
Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For" which she did with Dionne Warwick, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. In 1989, Knight recorded the theme song for the James Bond film Licence to Kill.
Two of her songs ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia") were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value. She is an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Vocal Group Hall of Fame along with The Pips. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Knight among the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time (2010). She is also a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and Kennedy Center Honors.
Acted in
A Little Women's Christmas
2024
as Bertie Henderson
I'm Glad It's Christmas
2022
as Cora Ross
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021
as Self
Coming 2 America
2021
as Gladys Knight
VERZUZ
2020
as Self
The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Masked Singer
2019
as Queen Bee (archive footage)
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Video Message
The Masked Singer
2019
as Bee
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018
as Self
Mr. SOUL!
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Star
2016
as Gladys Knight
Almost Christmas
2016
as Dorothy
Queens of Soul at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Seasons of Love
2014
as Ms. Angie
The First Family
2012
as Grandma Carolyn
…Sings Neil Diamond
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Lou's mother
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Miss Shonda
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
as Wilma
Classic Soul at the BBC
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
2006
as Candie (voice)
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
2006
30 Rock
2006
as Gladys Knight
Celebrity Duets
2006
Unbeatable Harold
2006
as Phyllis
The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer
2005
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
Original Up-Town Divas
2004
VH1 Divas 2004
2004
as Self
Las Vegas
2003
Hollywood Homicide
2003
as Olivia Robidoux
American Juniors
2003
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
2003
American Idol
2002
as Self - Guest Judge
American Idol
2002
as Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
as Self
Tom Jones: Duets by Invitation Only
2001
as Herself
VH1 Divas
1998
as Self -Performer
Ally McBeal
1997
as Gladys Knight
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Chocolate (voice)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
as Self
New York Undercover
1994
as Natalie
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Twenty Bucks
1993
as Mrs. McCormac
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
1993
as Gladys Knight
Out All Night
1992
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Baywatch
1989
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
1988
as Self
A Different World
1987
as Herself
Desperado
1987
as Mona Lisa
Sisters In The Name of Love
1986
as Self
Women in Rock
1986
as Self
Charlie & Co.
1985
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self - Honoree
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
1978
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1977
as Self - Performer
Pipe Dreams
1976
as Maria Wilson
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Jeffersons
1975
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
1974
as Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973
1973
as Self
Save the Children
1973
as Self
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
The Midnight Special
1972
as Host
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self (as Gladys Knight & The Pips)
Black Woodstock
1969
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
Mirroring Michael Jackson
as Self