Tamela J. Mann is an American actress and gospel singer, known for her role as Cora in Tyler Perry's plays, including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Meet the Browns, and What's Done in the Dark. Mann beg...
Joy Mann, Tamera Mann, Daniel Mann, Faith Serenity Mann
Nicknames
Mann, Tamela , Tamela J. Mann , Tamela J. Johnson , Tamala Mann , Tamela Jean Johnson
Awards
BET Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Artist, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album, Take Me to the King, Father Can You Hear Me, I Can Only Imagine
Record Labels
Tillymann Music Group
Nominations
Stellar Awards nominations:2008, 2006; Dove Awards nominations - Traditional Gospel Album of the Year; NAACP Image Awards nominations (2013), Stellar Awards nominations (2014),ET Awards nominations: Best Gospel Artist (2014)
Movies
Kingdom Come, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (2001), “Meet the Browns” (2004) and “What's Done in the Dark”; the comedy drama films “Madea's Family Reunion” (2006), “Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns” (2008), "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
TV Shows
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, BET Soundstage, United States of America World Olympics
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Fact
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Tamela have two children, David Jr. And Tia and Tamela has two step-daughters named Tiffany and Portia that are from Her husband David Mann (before they married) from a previous relationship.
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Tamela has always worked together professionally with her husband David.
3
Tamela and David adopted her niece Sonya.
4
Tamela and David celebrated 25 years of marriage in 2013 by renewing their wedding vows.
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Tamela and David have 8 grandchildren.
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Tamela and her husband, David Mann, were both a part of "Kirk Franklin and the Family".
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Tamela sung the female lead on 'Now Behold the Lamb' by Kirk Franklin and The Family.
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On July 19, 2005, Tamela released her debut album entitled "Gotta Keep On Moving".