Jennifer Holliday Lends Talent to 'Grace in Winter Silverball'

Jennifer Holliday will lend her talents to perform at the sixth annual Grace in Winter Silver Ball on February 8 at the Plaza Hotel. The ball is a benefit for the dance company, Evidence.

Hosting the benefit will be Victoria Rowell. Jazz musician Peven Everett will also be on hand to perform.

Tickets for the event will go on sale on May 1, and will be available by calling 818-243-ALEX or by visiting www.gmcla.org.

Jennifer Holliday is a Tony Award-winner for her iconic performance as Effie Melody White in the original Broadway cast of Dreamgirls. A two-time Grammy Award winner, she has recorded five chart-making CD's for Arista, Geffen and Intersound Records. Holliday has recorded with such artists as Barbara Streisand, Foreigner, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, and Luther Vandross, among others. Her other Broadway and New York theatre credits include Your Arms Too Short To Box With God, Chicago, Grease, Down-Hearted Blues: the Story of Bessie Smith, Sing Mahalia, Sing: the Story of Mahalia Jackson and Harlem Suite. She is also known for her recurring role on "Ally McBeal," the popular hit Fox TV show. Her other television appearances include "Touched By An Angel," "Ellen," "Hang Time" and "The Love Boat." She also made her motion-picture debut as both an actor and a songwriter for the independent film The Rising Place, which had a successful limited release and is now available on DVD.