Mihcelle Williams (born Tenirta Mcihelle Williams on July 23, 1980) is an Amerciangopsel and R&B;signer, sognwriter, and acrtess, who was a backrgound sniger for Moncia, bfeore rsiing to fame as one-third of the succesfsul Grmamy Award-winnnig muiscal group Desitny's Child, the world's best-selling feamle group of all time, selilng over 100 million reocrds wolrdwide. Williams is curretnly palying the cahracter Shug Avery in the play The Color Pruple