Take a closer look at some of Hollywood's top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

Child Stars, Then and Now

Take a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

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Tenitra Michelle Williams was born on July 23, 1979 in Rockford, Illinois. When she was a child, she never imagined being in one of the most successful female groups in the country. When she was 17, she had a friend who was playing the keyboard for famous R&B star: Monica so, of course, she told him, like any other fan would do, to tell the star hi. Weeks later, she received a phone call from that friend telling her there were openings for a background singer, so she went on a flight to Atlanta for auditions and became Monica's background dancer. Then, about 3 years later, she received a call telling her she would be in the R&B/popular group, Destiny's Child. From then on, she, with the group, won numerous awards, including 2 Grammys, MTV VMA's, and "Soul Train Lady of Soul" Award and recorded her first album, with the group, which is titled "Survivor".

Michelle Williams at an event for American Gangster (2007)

(2001) Appeared in music video for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0419650/?ref_=nmwrk">Jay-Z</a>, &quot;Izzo (H.O.V.A.)&quot;.

Music video for Beyonce: &quot;Get Me Bodied&quot;

(December 13, 2007 to March 9, 2008) She acted in the musical, &quot;The Color Purple,&quot; at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Jeannette Bayardelle, Felicia P. Fields, Stu James, LaToya London, Stephanie St. James and Rufus Bonds Jr. in the cast. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Marsha Norman wrote the book. Brenda Russell , Allee Willis and Stephen Bray were composers and lyricists. Gary Griffin was director. Donald Byrd was choreographer. Paul Tazewell was costume designer.

(2021) Release of her memoir, &quot;Checking In&quot;.

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