Brandy Norwood Net Worth

Brandy Norwood's Quotes

• I'll be a nun, raise my daughter, and make albums.
• I just feel my sexuality is private. I'm very shy about being sexy. That part of me has been so closed to the public eye. I've sold millions of records with my clothes on. (Vibe, June 2004)
• [on her vegan lifestyle] I think cooking completes you as a woman. I woke up one morning and said, I can't do this [eating meat] to myself anymore. I didn't feel good. I was constipated all the time. I used to live to eat. Now I eat to live. (Vibe, April 2002)
• When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.
• Just staying true to yourself and staying true to your passion. Following your gut.

Interesting Facts about Brandy Norwood

1. Sings under the name of Brandy and raps under the alias "Bran 'Nu".
2. Ray J's big sister.
3. Before he was a NBA star, Kobe Bryant took Brandy to his high school prom in 1996.
4. Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1996]
5. One of Teen People magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21". [1999]
6. Is close friends with tennis players Serena Williams and Venus Williams and attended their game against each other in the US Open.
7. Attended Pepperdine University (1999) but dropped out because of her busy schedule.
8. Claims to have married Robert "Big Bert" Smith secretly in the summer of 2001. Smith claims that the two were never legally married.
9. Named her third album "Full Moon" because she felt she came full circle spiritually.
10. Her mother, Sonja Norwood, quit her job at H&R Block in order to manage Brandy and Ray J.
11. Has a daughter: Sy'rai Iman Smith (b. June 16, 2002) with ex-boyfriend, Big Bert.
12. The character Karla Wilson in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) was originally intended to be a Caucasian girl, until Brandy auditioned and won the role.
13. Her third album, "Full Moon", is partly dedicated to the late singer-actress Aaliyah who died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001 aged 22.
14. Was the first African American woman to portray Cinderella in a major television movie.
15. Admitted in a 20/20 interview with Barbara Walters, that she was anorexic at one point in her life. It showed in one of her videos.
16. Was engaged to LA Clippers basketball player Quentin Richardson [2004-2005].
17. Has twice played a character that won a fixed radio contest. Once in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and once in Double Platinum (1999).
18. Was suppose to star in I'll Always Know What You Last Summer (2006) with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. again, but then they changed the script and left them out.
19. Sonja Norwood & Willie Norwood's daughter.
20. She wanted to be a professional singer at the age of four and released her first single at age 11.