Missy Elliott was born on 01 Jul 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Her birth name was Melissa Arnette Elliott. Her is also called Missy Misdemeanor Elliott.

Elliott is known for a series of hits and diverse music videos including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hot Boyz", "Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "Work It", "Gossip Folks", "Pass That Dutch", "Lose Control" and "Ching-a-Ling". In addition, Elliott has worked extensively as a songwriter and producer for other artists, both alone and with her producer and childhood friend Timbaland.

Missy Elliott released the following albums including Respect M.E. (2006), The Cookbook [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (2005), This is Not a Test (2003), Gossip Folks (2003), Under Construction (2002), Miss E... So Addictive (2001), Da Real World (1999) and Supa Dupa Fly (1997).