Singer and Actress: Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, and passed away on August 25, 2001.
She was better known to her fans as just Aaliyah.
She was a was a recording artist and actress.
Aaliyah appeared in two movies, Romeo Must Die (2000) and Queen of the Damned (2002). Had she not passed away in the plane crash, she would have also satrred in Honey (2003, recast to Jessica Alba), The Matrix Reloaded/The Matrix Revolutions (2003 recast to Nona Gaye) and State Property 2 (2005, recast to Mariah Carey).
In music, she also had 10 Top 25 hit singles on the Billboard charts.
The single "Try Again" became the first song in history to top the Billboard Hot 100 only by airplay.
There are currently plans for a movie based on her life.