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Biography

Birth name Gladys Maria Knight Spouse Les Brown (1994 - 1997) (divorced) William McDowell (12 April 2001 - present) James Newman (1960 - 1964)…more

Born

5/28/1944, Atlanta Georga

Birth Name

Gladys Maria Knight

Gender

Female

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Star (3)

Role
- Dancing With The Stars
  Season 14 - Celebrity Dancer
  - S 14: Ep 19 Episode 1410A
    5/22/12
  - S 14: Ep 11 Episode 1406A
    4/24/12
  - S 14: Ep 10 Episode 1406
    4/23/12
  - S 14: Ep 9 Episode 1405A
    4/17/12
  - S 14: Ep 8 Episode 1405
    4/16/12
  - + 7 More Credits
- American Juniors
  Judge
  - S 1: Ep 17 Concert Special
    8/19/03
  - S 1: Ep 16 S.Club Results
    8/12/03
  - S 1: Ep 15 S.Club Songs
    8/5/03
  - S 1: Ep 14 1980 Results
    7/30/03
  - S 1: Ep 13 1980
    7/29/03
  - + 12 More Credits
- Charlie & Co.
  Diana Richmond
  - S 1: Ep 18 Rent and Rave
    5/16/86
  - S 1: Ep 17 Don't Take My Son... Please
    5/9/86
  - S 1: Ep 16 When You Least Expect It
    5/2/86
  - S 1: Ep 15 Rachel and the Stranger
    4/25/86
  - S 1: Ep 14 Here's Rachel
    1/28/86
  - + 13 More Credits
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- Soul Train
  co-host
  - S 26: Ep 21 The 11th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/7/97
- Soul Train
  Co-Host
  - S 23: Ep 22 The 8th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/15/94
  - + -3 More Credits
- Soul Train
  Herself
  - S 21: Ep 3 Tribute to Gladys Knight/ Riff
    10/5/91
- Soul Train
  performer
  - S 20: Ep 22 The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/12/91
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 106 February 9 - 13, 1987 - Friday
    2/13/87
  - S 1: Ep 105 February 9 - 13, 1987 - Thursday
    2/12/87
  - S 1: Ep 104 February 9 - 13, 1987 - Wednesday
    2/11/87
  - S 1: Ep 103 February 9 - 13, 1987 - Tuesday
    2/10/87
  - S 1: Ep 102 February 9 - 13, 1987 - Monday
    2/9/87
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Midnight Special
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 24 Host: Gladys Knight and the Pips
    5/9/80
  - S 3: Ep 19 Host: Helen Reddy (2nd Anniversary Show)
    1/31/75
  - S 3: Ep 13 Million Sellers (Part 2) - Host: Wolfman Jack
    12/20/74
Guest Star (43)

Role
- American Idol
  Performs
  - S 10: Ep 39 And The Winner Is...............
    5/25/11
  - S 6: Ep 41 And The Winner Is............
    5/23/07
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 69 Episode #4.069
    11/24/10
- This Morning
  Herself
  - S 22: Ep 28 8 Oct 2009
    10/8/09
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 11 Episode 11
    10/5/09
- Later... with Jools Holland
  Herself
  - S 35: Ep 3 Series 35, Show 3
    10/2/09
- Tyler Perry's House Of Payne
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 20 The Talent Show
    4/22/09
- The View
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 74 December 15, 2006
    12/15/06
- Celebrity Duets
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 9 3 Cut to Winner
    9/29/06
  - S 1: Ep 8 3 Perform
    9/28/06
- Celebrity Duets
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 1 8 Perform
    8/29/06
- Las Vegas
  Singer
  - S 2: Ep 24 Centennial
    5/23/05
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 1: Ep 2 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment 80 - 61
    7/14/03
- American Idol
  Celebrity Guest Judge
  - S 2: Ep 18 Eleven Man Band
    3/18/03
- E! True Hollywood Story
  herself
  - S 6: Ep 3 Aaliyah
    10/21/01
  - S 2: Ep 6 Marvin Gaye
    1/28/98
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 132 Show #944
    3/21/01
  - S 2: Ep 16 Show #258
    9/29/97
- The Jamie Foxx Show
  Janice King
  - S 5: Ep 12 Episode 100: Always and Forever (a.k.a. Happily Ever After)
    1/14/01
  - S 1: Ep 22 Save the Drama for Your Mama
    5/14/97
- Ally McBeal
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 3 Seeing Green
    11/8/99
- Behind the Music
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Gladys Knight
    2/15/98
- Living Single
  Odelle Jones
  - S 4: Ep 24 Never Can Say Goodbye
    5/8/97
  - S 4: Ep 21 One Degree of Separation
    4/17/97
- Baywatch
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 21 The Runaways
    5/15/95
- New York Undercover
  Natalie
  - S 1: Ep 5 Garbage
    10/6/94
  - S 1: Ep 2 Pilot
    9/15/94
  - S 1: Ep 1 School Ties
    9/8/94
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 11 September 12, 1994
    9/12/94
  - S 4: Ep 122 March 3, 1992
    3/3/92
  - S 1: Ep 128 March 3, 1989
    3/3/89
- The New WKRP in Cincinnati
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 24 Spies Like Us
    5/16/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 139 April 6, 1992
    4/6/92
  - S 1: Ep 48 November 13, 1991
    11/13/91
- American Music Awards
  Herself
  - S 19: Ep 19 The 19th American Music Awards
    1/27/92
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 200 August 16, 1991
    8/16/91
  - S 1: Ep 3 September 7, 1989
    9/7/89
- A Different World
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 5 Three Girls Three
    11/10/88
- The $100,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 0 100kPYR-386
    9/28/87
- CBS Schoolbreak Special
  Dr. Donna Robinson
  - S 4: Ep 7 An Enemy Among Us
    7/21/87
- Solid Gold
  Guest Host
  - S 6: Ep 27 Guest Host Gladys Knight
    3/29/86
- People's Choice Awards
  Herself - Performer
  - S 12: Ep 1 The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/86
- Benson
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 14 Too Pooped to Pip
    1/6/84
- The Jeffersons
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 20 The Good Life
    2/20/83
- The Muppet Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 19 Gladys Knight
    5/2/81
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 16: Ep 144 April 18, 1978
    4/18/78
  - S 11: Ep 140 Week of March 19, 1973
    3/19/73
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 73 January 7, 1977
    1/7/77
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 61 November 30, 1976
    11/30/76
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 11 Gladys Knight & Marty Allen
    11/8/76
  - S 4: Ep 35 Gladys Knight & Jack Cassidy
    5/3/76
- The Captain and Tennille
  Herself - Gladys Knight & The Pips
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 9 Gladys Knight & Peter Lawford
    10/27/75
  - S 3: Ep 42 Gladys Knight & John Schuck
    6/16/75
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 5 September 16-22, 1974 (2)
    9/16/74
  - S 8: Ep 87 August 12-16, 1974 (NBC-TV)
    8/12/74
- American Bandstand
  Herself
  - S 16: Ep 21 "Soul Unlimited" special
    3/24/73
  - S 15: Ep 33 Stevie Wonder / Gladys Knight & the Pips
    5/20/72
- Get It Together
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Gladys Knight and the Pips / David Soul
    3/28/70
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 23: Ep 2 October 5, 1969: Gladys Knight & the Pips, Clint Eastwood (on film), Sasha Distel
    10/5/69
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- 30 Rock
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode 210
    1/10/08

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- Gladys has her own record label named "Many Different Roads."
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- Gladys's first record contract was with Fury Records.
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- Gladys's first music recordings were for Brunswick Records.
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