Lisa Simone

Lisa Simone
Lisa Simone
	Lisa Simone at Stockholm Jazz Festival 2009
Background information
Birth name	Lisa Celeste Stroud
Also known as	Simone
Born	September 12, 1962 (age 62)
Genres	R&B; neo soul; traditional pop; jazz; folk; acid jazz; Broadway theatre;
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; actress; composer;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1980–present

Lisa Simone Kelly (born Lisa Celeste Stroud; September 12, 1962) is an American singer, composer and actress, known for her work on 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? 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.

^ "Andrew Stroud was lieutenant and manager to Nina Simone (obituary)". The Riverdale Press. July 25, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ Dargis, Manohla (June 23, 2015). "Review: 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' Documents Nina Simone's Rise as Singer and Activist". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[Stroud-1] "Andrew Stroud was lieutenant and manager to Nina Simone (obituary)". The Riverdale Press. July 25, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[nytimes-2] Dargis, Manohla (June 23, 2015). "Review: 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' Documents Nina Simone's Rise as Singer and Activist". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

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