The Life of Music Sensation, Aaliyah, Chronicled in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B on Lifetime

Alexandra Shipp stars as Aaliyah in the all-new Lifetime Original Movie, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B.

Lifetime announced today Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, the movie based on the life and times of music sensation Aaliyah, will premiere Saturday, November 15 at 8:00 pm ET/PT. If you remember, the beautiful young songstress and actress’ life was tragically cut short when she and her band were killed in an airplane crash. Starring Alexandra Shipp, the movie, based on the best selling novel Aaliyah: More Than a Woman, also stars Rachael Crawford and Sterling Jarvis as Aaliyah’s parents Diane and Mike Haughton; A.J. Saudin as Aaliyah’s brother Rashad Haughton; and Lyriq Bent as her uncle and music manager Barry Hankerson, as well as Anthony Grant as Damon Dash, Izaak Smith as Timbaland, Elise Neal as Gladys Knight and Chattrisse Dolabaille as Missy Elliot.

New York, NY (September 18, 2014) – Lifetime’s Original Movie, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, starring Alexandra Shipp (House of Anubis) as the beloved actress and music sensation, is set to premiere Saturday, November 15, at 8pm ET/PT. The two-hour movie is executive produced by Howard Braunstein, Debra Martin Chase, and Wendy Williams, and based on the bestseller Aaliyah: More Than a Woman by former Time Magazine music editor Christopher John Farley (Game World).

(L to R) Anthony Grant (Damon Dash) and Alexandra Shipp (Aaliiyah) star in the all-new Lifetime Original Movie, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B.

Before Beyonce and before Rihanna, self-proclaimed “street but sweet” Aaliyah was poised to become a global icon with top-selling albums, a hot movie career and an adoring fan base. The film follows the beautiful and talented performer’s inspirational journey, from her debut on Star Search at the age of ten to the challenges she faced during her rise to become the Princess of R&B. On August 25, 2001, at the height of her popularity, her life was tragically cut short when a plane carrying the singer and some of her video crew crashed after takeoff from a Bahamian runway. Although just 22-years-old at the time of her death, Aaliyah continues to lead a legacy as Billboard’s tenth most famous R&B artist of the past 25 years and one of the recording industry’s most successful artists in history.

Multi-talented actress and singer/songwriter Alexandra Shipp starred as KT Rush in the Nickelodeon series House of Anubis. Additional credits include the upcoming film Drumline 2: A New Beat, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Ray Donovan, Victorious, Switched at Birthand Awkward. Shipp is currently filming Universal Pictures’ Straight Outta Compton.

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B also stars Rachael Crawford (The Man) and Sterling Jarvis (The Sentinel) as Aaliyah’s parents Diane and Mike Haughton; A.J. Saudin (Degrassi: The Next Generation) as Aaliyah’s brother Rashad Haughton; and Lyriq Bent (Saw IV) as her uncle and music manager Barry Hankerson. The film also stars Anthony Grant as Damon Dash, Izaak Smith (Mirror, Mirror) as Timbaland, Elise Neal (The Soul Man) as Gladys Knight and Chattrisse Dolabaille (Home Away) as Missy Elliot.

Alexandra Shipp as Aaliyah

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B is produced by Aaliyah Productions, Inc. Howard Braunstein (The Informant!) Debra Martin Chase (The Princess Diaries, Sparkle) and Wendy Williams (Wendy Williams Show) serve as executive producers. Steve Solomos serves as producer. Bradley Walsh (Turn the Beat Around) directs from a script written by Michael Elliot (Brown Sugar).

Source: Lifetime Network.

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