D'atra Hicks
| D'atra Hicks | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Deitra Hicks December 28, 1968 Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Harry S. Truman High School |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Spouse(s) |
Loren Harper (m. 1998–2010) (1 child)[1] |
| Family | Taral Hicks (sister) |
| Website |
therealdatrahicks https://twitter.com/datrahicks |
D'atra Hicks (born Deitra Hicks; December 28, 1968 in Harlem, New York) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play Madea's Family Reunion. She has also performed as Nurse Trudy in the 2006 stage play What's Done in the Dark and as Niecy in the 2009 play Laugh to Keep from Crying.
Career
She began her career portraying Doris Winter in the Broadway gospel musical Mama I Want To Sing! from 1986 to 1990.[2] Hicks released her self-titled debut album for Capitol Records on September 9, 1989. Her album debuted at number 63 and sat 10 weeks on the Top R&B Albums chart.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | ||
| 1989 | D'atra Hicks
|
63 | - |
- 2007 finally time-27
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | US R&B | ||
| "Sweet Talk"[3] | 1989 | — | — | 8 |
| "You Make Me Want to Give It Up" | 1989 | — | — | 51 |
Personal Life
She is also the older sister of actress and singer Taral Hicks. She was also featured on Divorce Court against her now ex-husband. This video was later posted on YouTube. Hicks suffers from Bipolar Disorder and she sometimes sings to calm herself down.