1. Tamela Jean Mann is an American gospel singer and actress.
24 Facts About Tamela Mann
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Tamela Mann began her career as a singer with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family.
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Tamela Mann began her solo career by releasing the albums Gotta Keep Movin, and The Master Plan.
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Tamela Mann has worked in multiple Tyler Perry productions playing the role of Cora Simmons.
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Tamela Mann was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the youngest of 14 children.
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Tamela Mann has enjoyed collaborating and performing with artists such as Yolanda Adams, Mary J Blige, Al Green, Celine Dion, Bono, R Kelly and Fred Hammond.
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Tamela Mann went on to join the gospel musical cast of David E Talbert as he directed the stage play He Say.
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Tamela Mann won the Stellar Award for "Best Female Gospel Artist of the Year" in 2014 and Best Gospel Artist at the 2014 BET Awards.
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In 2018, Tamela Mann released a duet album with her husband entitled, Us Against the World: The Love Project.
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Tamela Mann began acting in 1999 when she was discovered by Tyler Perry.
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Tamela Mann debuted in the stage play I Can Do Bad All By Myself in 2000.
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Tamela Mann went on to act in Perrys plays Meet the Browns, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and What's Done in the Dark.
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Tamela Mann has appeared on television shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, BET Soundstage, the 1999 Grammy Awards, the Dove Awards, and the United States of America World Olympics.
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In 2005, Tamela Mann appeared in the romantic comedy drama film Diary of a Mad Black Woman which was inspired by the play of the same name.
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Tamela Mann reprised her role in the 2008 film Meet The Browns, having more screen time.
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Tamela Mann appeared in Madea Goes to Jail, Madea's Big Happy Family.
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Tamela Mann co-starred opposite Lisa Arrindell Anderson in the 2014 drama film First Impression and starred and produced 2018 Christmas film Merry Wish-Mas with her husband.
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Tamela Mann later was cast in The Color Purple, a film adaptation for the screen from the 2005 stage musical of the same name.
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David and Tamela Mann renewed their 25th wedding vows in the spring of 2013.
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In January 2015, a reality show about their family, It's A Tamela Mann's World, premiered on BET.
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David and Tamela Mann are devout Christians, and in this program are able to show how they have a fun-loving, balanced family, centered in godly principles and coping with real-life obstacles.
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In 2019, Tamela Mann joined the WW International family as a weightloss ambassador.
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On July 23,2019, Tamela Mann had double knee surgery just a couple of months after starting her weight loss journey.
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Tamela Mann recovered quickly and went on to lose 100 pounds of weight by January 1,2020.