Nina simones daughter biography
Nina simones daughter biography
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Lisa Simone
American singer, composer and actress (born 1962)
Musical artist
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.[1] 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.[2]
Simone's work as a musician includes the albums Simone on Simone, All is Well, My World, and Live at the Edge.
Biography
Lisa Simone Kelly was born on September 12, 1962, the first daughter of musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone and her first husband Andrew Stroud, a police officer.[3] Growing up, she often lived with relatives and fr