Janet Jackson

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AKA: Janet Damita Jo Jackson
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/16/1966
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, USA

biography

The youngest sibling of a pop music dynasty, Janet Jackson made her initial show business breakout as a sweet-faced and chaste television actress. But at the age of 20, she began to give her brothers a run for their money with the multi-million selling album Control. Over the next few decades Jackson’s persona evolved from sensitive teen to empowered young adult to global messenger to mature, sophisticated artist, and throughout this metamorphosis, amounting sales of over 100 million albums worldwide and status as the second most successful female artist in pop music history. With the Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2008-2008
Cast
2008
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Herself
2004
Justice
1993

milestones

Year
Milestone
1969 
Moved with her family from Indiana to California before she was two (date approximate)
1974 
Began singing in her family's Las Vegas act when she was seven; became noted for doing an impersonation of Mae West (date approximate)
1976 
Appeared with her family on the short-lived CBS variety series, "The Jacksons"
1977 
Played recurring role of Penny Gordon on the popular CBS sitcom, "Good Times"
1979 
Played JoJo Ashton on the very short-lived ABC sitcom, "A New Kind of Family" (Dec-Jan)
Continued

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