Brandy Norwood
Brandy Norwood in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Brandy Rayana Norwood
Place of Birth: McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 11, 1979
Ethnicity: African-American
Brandy Norwood, also credited simply as Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has starred in the films Cinderella (1997) and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998).
Brandy is the daughter of Sonja (Bates) and Willie Norwood (William Ray Norwood), a gospel singer. Her brother is singer and actor Ray J. She is also known as Bran’Nu and B Rocka.
Brandy has a daughter with her former partner, record producer, composer, songwriter, and musician Big Bert.
Brandy’s paternal grandfather was W. T. Norwood (the son of Ray Norwood and Kitty Triplett). W. T. was born in Mississippi. Ray likely was the son of Martha Norwood. Kitty was the daughter of Dock Triplett and Mary F. Haynes.
Brandy’s paternal grandmother was Cecile/Cecil Friday (the daughter of Reuben Friday and Mattie Crosby). Cecile was born in Mississippi. Reuben was the son of Jack Friday and Maggie. Mattie was the daughter of Henry Crosby and Lizzie Metts.
Brandy’s maternal grandfather is Fred “Freddie” Bates (the son of Eugene W. Bates and Genora/Geornia Day). Fred was born in Mississippi. Through this line, Brandy is a first cousin, once removed, of blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter Bo Diddley. Eugene and Genora were Bo’s paternal grandparents.
Brandy’s maternal grandmother is named Mary Thompson. Two of Brandy’s great-great-grandparents were named Elijah Thompson and Delsey/Dolsy Marsalis.
She is said to be a cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg and professional wrestler Sasha Banks.
Sources: Brandy’s paternal grandmother, Cecile/Cecil Friday, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Brandy’s paternal grandmother, Cecile/Cecil (Friday) Norwood – https://www.newspapers.com
Who actaully though this girl was mixed? There are many AFRICAN’s who have slanted eyes and they are black as tar and pure African! Brandy is not mixed, her mom is not light skinned but brown ( unless u r comparing it to tar) and she has str8 blk features like her brother Ray j!
Yeah Brandy is mix with more than just black look at her I bet if you go down her family tree there is a white person in there I’m black and maybe the same skin tone as Brandy I have a mix grandfather
Re: Brandy. I’ve personally met Black South Africans who have NEVER cross bred with the Caucasoid race….& many r Brandy’s EXACT complexion & some even lighter. (NELSON MANDELLA is one…& there r plenty of others UNMIXED …LIKE “bushmen”) …so this myth that u MUST be mixed if U R light brown. This IS A RACIST LIE passed on from Supremacist groups THAT wanna mix “HIS STORY” 2 say everyBODY came from them…but never want 2 admit ….THEY CAME FROM THE BLK MAN….who was 1st 2 be on this planet. Pass it on….a different truth u were never told.
I am a Ugandan and light-skinned. my twin sister is darker than me. Be open-minded, please
@liyah mix is if a person has a mix parent or parent of two different races….brandy is of native american descent
she’s snoop dogg cousin …she’s black & native american
Everyone in the world is multi
cultural wether by choice or due to periods in history not so glamorous. Humans have always roamed the earth so the mixture of culture, race, etc is inevitable. One thing is certain we are humankind we livebreathe & die.
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