H.E.R.
Biography
Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her" and standing for "Having Everything Revealed"), is an American R&B singer-songwriter. She was born in Vallejo, California, to a Filipino mother and an African American father, and was raised in California's San Francisco Bay Area. She has won an Academy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and five Grammy Awards, and been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, three American Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards. H.E.R. made her acting debut as Belle on Disney musical television special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, while she starred as Mary "Squeak" Agnes on the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple, directed by Blitz Bazawule, being nominated with the cast at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and winning a NAACP Image Award.
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Movies (25)
Forgotten Island
as Jo (voice)
2026
The Makings of Curtis Mayfield
Director (Directing)
2025
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
as Self
2024
LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
as Self
2024
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Self
2024
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
2023
The Color Purple
as Squeak
2023
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2023
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
as Self
2023
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
as Belle
2022
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
as Self
2022
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
as Self (archive footage)
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
Bruised
Songs (Sound)
2021
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
as Self - Performer
2021
YES DAY
as H.E.R.
2021
Black Renaissance: The Art and Soul of Our Stories
as Self
2021
Judas and the Black Messiah
Songs (Sound)
2021
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Self - Musical Guest
2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
as Self
2020
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
as Self
2020
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
as Self
2020
Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom
2019
Uncle Drew
Songs (Sound)
2018
School Gyrls
as Gabi
2009
TV Shows (18)
We the People
as (voice)
2021
Prime Day Show
as Self
2021
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
as Self
2020
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
All That
as Self - Musical Guest
2019
Songland
as Self
2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest
2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2003
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Performer
1975
Austin City Limits
as Self
1975
The Grammys
as Self
1959
The Oscars
as Self
1953