Antonique Smith
Antonique Smith, a singer and actress from East Orange New Jersey in 1983 made her acting debut by playing a small role on the TV series created by Sidney Lulmet 100 Centre Street. Smith was the first actress to make an appearance in Sidney Lumet's 100 Centre Street, a television show developed by East Orange New Jersey native Antonique Smith in 2002. Then, from 2005 until 2007 she appeared as Mimi on Broadway in the smash-hit musical Rent. In 2007, she also played Julie Taymor in the movie Across the Universe. Smith demonstrated her vocal and acting talents the following year when she played Faith Evans, a rapper/singer in the Biggie Smalls Biopic Notorious. Smith's high-profile performance earned the actress a lot of praise from the critics, and led to roles in films like 2011's Abduction which starred Taylor Lautner and Alfred Molina as well as 2011,'s Yelling to the Sky with Zoe Kravitz. Smith began a Kickstarter project in 2012, which was a success. The campaign ...