Patrice Covington
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Patrice Covington is an American actress and singer born in Chesapeake, Virginia. She began performing at an early age, singing in church as a child before building a career that spans Broadway, television, and film.
Covington entered professional performance through the 2009–2010 touring production of Dreamgirls, which served as her stage debut. She subsequently appeared in Ain't Misbehavin' and The Book of Mormon – Jumamosi before joining the Broadway company of Motown The Musical. In 2015, she made her Broadway debut in The Color Purple, where she played Squeak and served as understudy to Joaquina Kalukango in the role of Nettie. As part of that cast, Covington received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program for a performance on the Today Show.
Beyond the stage, Covington released a self-titled EP in 2011 and worked as a background singer for Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder, and Christina Aguilera. In 2018, she appeared in the Old Globe Theatre's original production of The Heart of Rock and Roll. Her television work includes the role of singer Erma Franklin in the National Geographic biographical series Genius: Aretha in 2021, where she appeared alongside her Color Purple co-star Cynthia Erivo. She held a recurring role in the Amazon comedy-drama series A League of Their Own in 2022 and made guest appearances on All Rise and Chicago P.D. In 2023, Covington made her film debut in the musical mockumentary Bootyology, and in 2024 she took on the leading role in the BET+ drama film For What It's Worth.
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