Marva Denise Hicks (May 5, 1956 – September 16, 2022) was an American R&B singer and actress. She signed with Polydor in the late 1980s, recorded her self-titled album in 1991, and later worked in Broadway theatre and on television. == Life and career == Hicks was born and grew up in Petersburg, Virginia, and studied at Howard University. Initially a gospel singer, she recorded commercial secular music in the late 1970s, first releasing her debut single "Looking Over My... [more on Wikipedia]