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Chaka Khan
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn March 23, 1953 (72 years)
Yvette Marie Stevens, better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Her career has spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the "Queen of Funk", Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with "I Feel for You" in 1984. Khan has won ten Grammy Awards and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.
Filmography
| 2025 | Hodgepodge · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Hollywood Squares (2025) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary · as Self - Singer |
| 2024 | Louder: The Soundtrack of Change · as Self |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Sheryl · as Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Women Who Rock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Superstar (2021) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Mr Nelson on the North Side · as Self |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Greatest Voices of the 80s! · as Chaka Khan |
| 2020 | DJ Cassidy's Pass the Mic: BET Soul Train Edition · as Self - Performer |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Feelgood 80s Anthems! · as Chaka Khan |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Boys vs Girls of the 80s! · as Chaka Khan |
| 2020 | Chaka Khan - Homecoming · as Herself |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration · as Self |
| 2018 | Up to Snuff · as Self |
| 2017 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays · as Self |
| 2017 | Steve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Chaka Khan |
| 2015 | International Jazz Day · as Self |
| 2014 | Beyond the Lights · as Chaka Khan |
| 2013 | 2013 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | 21st Annual Trumpet Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | The BET Honors · as Self |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | BET Awards 2012 · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Hit Man Returns: David Foster & Friends · as Self |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | RuPaul's Drag U (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2010 | BET Awards 2010 · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | 2009 Soul Train Awards · as Self - |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 2009 | BET Awards 2009 · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Unsung (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Celebrity Ghost Stories (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | What Perez Sez (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | BET Awards 2007 · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | BET Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2006 | Legends Ball · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Princes of Malibu (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 2004 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2004 | Method & Red (TV Series) · as Chaka Khan |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Nick at Nite Holiday Special · as Self |
| 2003 | The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin · as Self - Performer |
| 2003 | The 2003 Essence Music Festival · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2003 | 2003 Trumpet Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | Standing in the Shadows of Motown · as Herself |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | The Wayne Brady Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | 2nd Annual BET Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | 32nd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Soul Music Festival: Part 5 · as Self |
| 1999 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll · as Self |
| 1999 | VH1 Divas Live 2 · as Self - Performer |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Essence Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | 3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1997 | Good News (TV Series) · as Chaka Khan |
| 1997 | The 39th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1996 | 70's Soul Music Festival: Part 2 · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Jools' Annual Hootenanny (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Chaka Khan |
| 1993 | The 7th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Vicki! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The 19th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1990 | Schmidteinander (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | An Evening At the Improv (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1980 | No Nukes · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Dance Fever (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The Captain and Tennille (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | The Mac Davis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self - Singer (segment: The Hallelujah Chorus) |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |