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Kandi Burruss

Kandi Burruss

Actor and producer, also composer and writer · Born May 17, 1976 (50) · College Park, Georgia, USA

Kandi Lenice Burruss (born May 17, 1976), known professionally by her mononym Kandi, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, actress, businesswoman, and producer. She first gained recognition in 1992 as a member of the multi-platinum R&B female vocal group Xscape. As a songwriter, she has received writing credits on the singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child, "There You Go" by Pink, "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" by Ariana Grande, and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. In 2000, she won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for her work on the TLC hit song "No Scrubs". Her debut single "Don't Think I'm Not", as well as her appearances on the singles "4, 5, 6" by Solé, and E-40's "U and Dat" alongside T-Pain, have all reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. She has starred in the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta since its second-season premiere on July 30, 2009, making her the longest serving cast member in The Real Housewives franchise. She has appeared in six Real Housewives spin-offs and companion series as of 2022, beginning with 2012's The Kandi Factory, and continuing on with Kandi's Wedding (2014), Kandi's Ski Trip (2015), Xscape: Still Kickin' It (2017), and Kandi & the Gang (2022), all of which were aired by Bravo. She also appeared as a guest in Kim Zolciak's wedding special Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding (2012). She competed in the third season of the Fox competition series The Masked Singer and and on the second season of Celebrity Big Brother on CBS. In 2023, her production work on a 2022 Broadway production of the play The Piano Lesson earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. She and her ex-boyfriend, Russell "Block" Spencer of Block Entertainment, have a daughter named Riley Burruss (born on August 22, 2002). In late 2008, she started dating Ashley "A.J." Jewell and after several months, the couple became engaged in January 2009; however, Jewell died on October 2, 2009, after sustaining head injuries in a brawl. On January 15, 2013, she announced via Twitter that she was engaged to Todd Tucker, a former line producer for The Real Housewives of Atlanta, whom she had been dating since 2011 while filming the fourth season. They married on April 4, 2014, and had a son (born January 6, 2016) and a daughter, via surrogate (born November 22, 2019).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1976 (50)
From
College Park, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also composer and writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Kandi Burruss' films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
20%
Society
17%
Morality
16%
Power
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Trickster
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Joyful
8
Warm
5
Hopeful
4
Absurd
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kandi Burruss' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kandi Burruss' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Don't Bring Your Man to Atlanta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Family Recipe Showdown(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest Judge

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Underdoggs(2024)

    as Judge Tara

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Whatever It Takes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Joan

  • The Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Shay

  • The Pass(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Shay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Stoned(2023)

    as Mrs. Thompson

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Self [Xscape]

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kandi & the Gang(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Á La Carte(2022)

    Show as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Keeping Up with the Joneses(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Envy: Seven Deadly Sins(2021)

    as Regan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • I Can See Your Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A One-Time Special(2020)

    as Kandi Burruss

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Same Difference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Gloria

  • The Masked Singer(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Night Angel · as Self · as Self - Video Message

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Never Heard(2018)

    as Tara

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Chi(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · as Roselyn Perry

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Insecure(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Glenda

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Dad Rehab(2016)

    as Tanya

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Ski Trip(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Second Chance Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tina

  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Where's the Love?(2014)

    Thanks · as Self (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • A Mother's Love(2014)

    Composer · Producer · Writer · as Lena

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Make it Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Roxanne

  • The Kandi Factory(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wendy Williams Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Turnaround(2002)

    as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 46th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 2002 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Never Heard (2018)

$105K worldwide

Highest rated

The Pass (2023)

Midcredits 47th

Most popular right now

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting21 of 24: 18 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stWriting1 of 24: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 24: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 24: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

24 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s11 · 9 acting · 3 crew2020s11 · 10 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kandi Burruss' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive10
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer, composer

A Mother's Love (2014)

99th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Chi (2018)

Midcredits 71st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 17. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kandi Burruss work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kandi Burruss' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Todd Tucker shares the most, 7.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles