Antonique Smith
Antonique Smith, who was a performer and actress from New Jersey's East Orange in 1983 made her acting debut by playing an unimportant role in the television show created by Sidney Lumet 100 Centre Street. Smith was the first actress to make an performance on Sidney Lumet's 100 Centre Street, a television show developed by East Orange New Jersey native Antonique Smith in 2002. Then, from 2005 until 2007, she starred as Mimi on Broadway in the smash hit musical Rent. In 2007, Smith played the character Faith Evans in Julie Taymor's feature movie Across the Universe. Smith showcased her voice as well as acting abilities the following year in the role of Faith Evans, a rapper/singer in the Biggie Smalls Biopic Notorious. The role was a huge hit and earned Smith a bevy of critical reviews and prompted her to take on additional roles in films such as the 2011 film Abduction featuring Taylor Lautner and Alfred Molina as well as 2011's Yelling to the Sky opposite Gabourey an...