Norwood earned her first two Grammy nominations in 1996 for her self-titled debut album and would go on to win one in 1999.

Her acting career started with the short-lived ABC sitcom "Thea." But in 1996, Norwood broke through as the lead on "Moesha." She was cast as Cinderella in the TV film "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," alongside Whitney Houston and Whoopi Goldberg. She went on to star in "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

Recently, she starred on BET's "Zoe Ever After," as well as reality shows including "Dancing With the Stars," "Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business," and as a contestant on "My Kitchen Rules."