Laneah menzies biography of rory gilmore

This article is about the performer. For the type of artillery munition, see star shell.

Musical artist

LaNeah Menzies (born May 27, 1988), known professionally as Starshell, is an American actress, songwriter, social entrepreneur, and recording artist.

Life and career

Menzies was born to African-American and Brazilian parents and was raised in Lowell, Massachusetts.^[1]

Menzies began her career as a child actress and model. As a teenager, she pursued her music career and, soon after college, signed to Universal Music Group's Interscope Records Matriarch Record company.

She co-penned "Love Lockdown" for pop superstar Kanye West,^[2] which debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and went on to sell over three million copies.^[3] In 2009, she co-penned "I Can See in Color" and "Closer" for Mary J.

Blige. The former was featured in the Oscar-nominated film, Precious,^[4] while the latter is featured on Blige