Angie Stone obit

Veteran R&B Singer Angie Stone Dies At 63 In Alabama Car Accident

 

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Angie Stone, a veteran soul and R&B singer, has died at 63 after a Sprinter van accident in Alabama.

The 3x Grammy nominee’s daughter Diamond Stone announced her mother’s death Saturday on social media following the accident that occurred as she was leaving a performance early that morning in Montgomery, Alabama.

“My mommy is gone,” wrote Diamond Stone on Facebook.

Angie Stone’s rep Deborah R. Champagne also confirmed the death to TMZ following the accident.

Born Dec. 18, 1961 in Columbia, South Carolina, Angela Laverne Brown got her start with hip hop trio The Sequence in the 1970s, before joining the R&B group Vertical Hold in the ’90s.

Angie released her debut solo album Black Diamond in 1999, becoming gold certified by the RIAA. She’s known for such singles as ‘No More Rain (In This Cloud)’ and ‘Wish I Didn’t Miss You’.

On screen, Angie appeared in such films as The Hot Chick (2002), The Fighting Temptations (2003), School Gyrls (2010) and Ride Along (2014), as well as episodes of Moesha, Girlfriends and Lincoln Heights.

The actress also played Matron ‘Mama’ Morton during a 2003 run in Broadway’s Chicago.

After being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1999, Angie became part of F.A.C.E Diabetes (Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered), which also includes Anthony Anderson as a member.

Angie is survived by daughter Diamond, son Michael and multiple grandchildren.

Discography

Studio albums

 Black Diamond (1999)

Mahogany Soul (2001)

Stone Love (2004)

The Art of Love & War (2007)

Unexpected (2009)

Rich Girl (2012)

Dream (2015)

Covered in Soul (2016)

Full Circle (2019)

Love Language (2023)

Filmography

Films

List of films and roles

Year     Title            Role

2002    The Hot Chick            Madame Mambuza

2003    The Fighting Temptations            Alma

2008    Caught on Tape            Diane

2009    Pastor Brown  Rick Fredericks

2010    School Gyrls            Headmaster Jones

2010    Baby Mama's Club            Mrs. Jackson

2012    The Wonder Girls            Betty

2012    A Cross to Bear            Sunshine

2013    Dreams            Marlene

2014    Ride Along   Market Shopper

2016    To Love the Soul of a Woman            Ursula Sanders

2021            Entanglement   Sadie

Television

List of television appearances and roles

Year     Title            Role            Notes

2000            Moesha          Herself            "D-Money Loses His Patience" (season 5, episode 22)

2002            Girlfriends         Darla Mason            "Blinded by the Lights" (season 3, episode 7)

2004    One on One      Herself            "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Hip Hop World" (season 3, episode 14)

2008    Lincoln Heights Octavia            "Prom Night" (season 3, episode 9)

"The Ground Beneath Our Feet" (season 3, episode 10)

2013–2014            R&B Divas: Atlanta            Herself            (season 2 – 3, main)

2014            Celebrity Wife Swap            Herself            1 episode

2023    Heaux Phase            Margaret        

Theatre

List of stage roles

Year     Title            Role

2003            Chicago          Big Mama Morton

2011    Loving Him Is Killing Me       Mutha

2013    Love Lies      Victoria Davis