NONA GAYE

VANITIES

AGE AND OCCUPATION: 26, actress and singer. PROVENANCE: Los Angeles. FATHER, FATHER: Gaye is the daughter of the late Marvin Gaye. "There have been opportunities that I know wouldn't have come about if my last name wasn't Gaye, but I hope the things I've accomplished I've done myself." KNOCKOUT PERFORMANCE: In her first film role, Gaye starred as Belinda Ali, Muhammad Ali's in Ali. "My agent sent me out and said, You’re probably not gqing to get it, but your look is ght." THE REST IS HISTORY: "Michael Mann saw the tape, liked what he saw, and called me back in. Then one night he called me and said, 'You're the girl.' I was anticipating him to say, 'You don't V have if.' It was amazing I was really grateful." WHAT'S GOING ON: Gaye is currently working on her second album. "The record is going to be along the lines of R&B’bnd old-school funk, but wfth a rock edge It'll definitely make you want to out of your seat and onto the dance floor." LOFTY GOALS: "I really admire Jennifer Lopez. The fact that she does music and acts and handles them really well. Careerwise, that's one of the people I aspire to be like." - KRISTA SMITH

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