Who is Janet Jackson?

Janet Jackson (born in 1966) is an American singer and actress whose dance-pop music made her one of the most popular recording artists of the 1980s and ’90s. Her best-known songs include “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Nasty,” “Miss You Much,” and “Escapade.” She began acting as a child in such television shows as Good Times, Diff’rent Strokes, and Fame. Later she appeared in the films Poetic Justice (1993), The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Why Did I Get Married? (2007), Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and For Colored Girls (2010).

Jackson is the youngest sibling in the Jackson family, which included pop star Michael Jackson (her brother). She is also related to all members of the Jackson 5, a Motown group of the 1960s and ’70s that included Michael and their brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon Jackson.