国籍：美国 出生地：德克萨斯州沃斯堡 职业：歌手、演员 生日：1966年6月9日 简介：Tamela J. Mann (born June 9, 1966) is an American actress and gospel singer, known for her role as "Cora" in Tyler Perry's plays including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Meet the Browns, Madea Goes to Jail and What's Done in the Dark. Mann began her career as a singer with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family. Mann was a featured soloist on several tracks while with Franklin's group, including "Now Behold the Lamb", and "Lean on Me", the latter of which also included Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis, R. Kelly, and Bono. Mann has also made appearances in movies such as Kingdom Come and Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Mann recorded some songs on the soundtrack for Diary of a Mad Black Woman, including participating in the song "Father (Can You Hear Me)". Mann is the wife of David Mann, who is known for his role as "Deacon Leroy Brown" in several of Perry's plays. Tamela Mann is known for her work with Tyler Perry as well as Dalton Isaac in 2008. 从艺历程：Contemporarygospel singer Tamela Mann is known for her strong andpowerful soprano singing voice. Beginning her professional life as amember of Kirk Franklin's vocal stable, she acted in Tyler Perryprojects,including starring as Cora on TV's Meet the Browns, whileembarking on a solo singing career. She updated the faith-basedgospel sound established on 2005's Gotta Keep Movin' withcontemporary R&B touches on 2009's The Master Plan, then hit acareer-high number 14 on the Billboard 200 with the gospel numberone Best Days in 2012.Her fifth solo album, 2021's Overcomer, includedappearances bythe likes of Franklin, WyclefJean, and Todd DulaneyThe poignant Live, Breathe, Fight arrived three years later. Born on June 9, 1966, in Fort Worth, Texas, the youngest of 14 childrenMann's childhood was centered by the presence of the Church of Godin Christ (where her mother often served as psalmist). She was singingin the church's adult choir by the time she was 12, often as a soloist, andcontinued singing in choirs throughout high school. Her professionasinging career began in the '9Os, when she joined Kirk Franklin & theFamily's gospel organization and eventually was spotlighted onseveral tracks After she left Franklin's organization, Mann's acting career began with arole in David E.Talbert's He Say...She Say...But What Does God Say?, agospel musical. Mann moved on to play the character Cora Simmons inseveralTyler Perrystage, film, and television projects, including lCanDo Bad All by Myself, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, and Meet theBrowns, the last of which developed into a television series thatfeatured her and husband, David Mann. Busy as she was, Mannestablished a solo career with the gospel album Gotta Keep Movin' in2005 and the concert audio/video release The Live Experience in 2007before adding stronger elements of contemporary R&B to her soundon 2009's The Master Plan.Released in 2012, Best Days debuted atnumber one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart and peaked atnumber 14 on the Billboard 200. One of its singles, "Take Me to theKing," earned her a Grammynomination for BestGospel/ContemporaryChristian Music Performance After the conclusion ofthe second season of her comedic series Mannand Wife, Mann delivered her fourth solo album, 2016's One Way,another gospel chart-topper, which earned a Grammy Award for thesong "God Provides." Between roles on the stage and in TV movies, shereleased a duets album with David, Us Against the World: The LoveProject, in 2019 and joined the cast ofthe series Tyler Perry's AssistedLiving (as Cora) in 2020.With all-star guests including Franklin andWyclefJean,the solo album Overcomer saw release in mid-2021. Afterappearing in the 2023 musical film The Color Purple, Mann returned tothe studio to record her sixth studio album. The single "Hand on Me"precededthe October 2024release of Live, Breathe, Fight.