rn: January 23, 1948) Anita, the second eldest sister in the Pointer family… Read Full Bio ↴rn: January 23, 1948) Anita, the second eldest sister in the Pointer family, was married at the age of 17 and had one daughter, Jada, who was immortalized in the Pointer Sisters' song of the same name.
Anita began her professional singing career in 1969, when she quit her job as a secretary in a legal office and joined her sisters Bonnie and June, who were then performing as a duo, calling themselves Pointers-A-Pair. When the group became three, The Pointer Sisters were born. (Prior to their debut album,Ruth joined to form the quartet, see group bio).
Throughout her career, Anita has worked on various solo projects. In 1986, her duet with Earl Thomas Conley, "Too Many Times" reached #2 on Billboard's Country Chart. She also filmed a video for the country hit that featured her singing in the studio with Earl. Anita made her official solo debut in 1987 when RCA Records released Love For What It Is. The album revisited the country influence that first appeared in the Pointers' "Fairytale". Highlights included a romantic duet with Philip Bailey, "The Pledge", and the record's first single, "Overnight Success", which reached #41 on the R&B chart. A stylish video accompanied the single and Anita performed on various television shows to promote the album, including: American Bandstand, Soul Train and The Arsenio Hall Show. Note: In 1977, Anita recorded an album for ABC Records (LP - unreleased).
In 1998, Anita was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. Although a native of California, she spent many summers with relatives in Arkansas.
A prolific songwriter, Anita has contributed generously to many of the Pointer Sisters' albums. Her talents even attracted the King himself, Elvis Presley, who recorded "Fairytale" (written by Anita and Bonnie). She has also penned material for other artists, including Jeff Lorber's '80s classic, "Step By Step".
In her free time, armed with a paintbrush, Anita enjoys honing her skills as an artist. She is also a collector of black memorabilia. Over the years, while traveling the world on tour, her collection has grown tremendously in size and in value. A representative from Sotheby’s visited Anita in her Beverly Hills home to appraise the collection and was overwhelmed by it. He suggested that she loan items to a museum or open a museum of her own! In an interview with Celebrity Collector Magazine, Anita said it’s much harder to find black memorabilia today than it was twenty years ago. “I started collecting in the early ‘80’s, and you could pretty much find items everywhere. Not any more. Black memorabilia has become a very popular collectible. I know what I’ve accumulated is valuable, and I’ve even thought about putting it on Ebay, but I just can’t part with it.”
Today, Anita continues to write, record and perform. In 2005, Anita recorded "Take Me Home" for An All-Star Tribute to Cher on Cleopatra Records. In 2006, she appeared on the FOX reality tv-show Celebrity Duets and performed with Olympic Champion Carly Patterson. She maintains a busy international tour schedule with her sister Ruth and Ruth’s daughter, Issa as a member of The Pointer Sisters. She also peforms solo on occassion.
Songs that are fan favorites with Anita on lead vocal include: "Yes We Can, Can", "Fire", "Slow Hand", "I'm So Excited", "Freedom", "Insanity" and "I Want
Anita began her professional singing career in 1969, when she quit her job as a secretary in a legal office and joined her sisters Bonnie and June, who were then performing as a duo, calling themselves Pointers-A-Pair. When the group became three, The Pointer Sisters were born. (Prior to their debut album,Ruth joined to form the quartet, see group bio).
Throughout her career, Anita has worked on various solo projects. In 1986, her duet with Earl Thomas Conley, "Too Many Times" reached #2 on Billboard's Country Chart. She also filmed a video for the country hit that featured her singing in the studio with Earl. Anita made her official solo debut in 1987 when RCA Records released Love For What It Is. The album revisited the country influence that first appeared in the Pointers' "Fairytale". Highlights included a romantic duet with Philip Bailey, "The Pledge", and the record's first single, "Overnight Success", which reached #41 on the R&B chart. A stylish video accompanied the single and Anita performed on various television shows to promote the album, including: American Bandstand, Soul Train and The Arsenio Hall Show. Note: In 1977, Anita recorded an album for ABC Records (LP - unreleased).
In 1998, Anita was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. Although a native of California, she spent many summers with relatives in Arkansas.
A prolific songwriter, Anita has contributed generously to many of the Pointer Sisters' albums. Her talents even attracted the King himself, Elvis Presley, who recorded "Fairytale" (written by Anita and Bonnie). She has also penned material for other artists, including Jeff Lorber's '80s classic, "Step By Step".
In her free time, armed with a paintbrush, Anita enjoys honing her skills as an artist. She is also a collector of black memorabilia. Over the years, while traveling the world on tour, her collection has grown tremendously in size and in value. A representative from Sotheby’s visited Anita in her Beverly Hills home to appraise the collection and was overwhelmed by it. He suggested that she loan items to a museum or open a museum of her own! In an interview with Celebrity Collector Magazine, Anita said it’s much harder to find black memorabilia today than it was twenty years ago. “I started collecting in the early ‘80’s, and you could pretty much find items everywhere. Not any more. Black memorabilia has become a very popular collectible. I know what I’ve accumulated is valuable, and I’ve even thought about putting it on Ebay, but I just can’t part with it.”
Today, Anita continues to write, record and perform. In 2005, Anita recorded "Take Me Home" for An All-Star Tribute to Cher on Cleopatra Records. In 2006, she appeared on the FOX reality tv-show Celebrity Duets and performed with Olympic Champion Carly Patterson. She maintains a busy international tour schedule with her sister Ruth and Ruth’s daughter, Issa as a member of The Pointer Sisters. She also peforms solo on occassion.
Songs that are fan favorites with Anita on lead vocal include: "Yes We Can, Can", "Fire", "Slow Hand", "I'm So Excited", "Freedom", "Insanity" and "I Want
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@EasyPersuasionTPS
Mrs. Anita your music was apart my life since my birth in 1984. You & your sisters are loved beyond measure. I love you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰 👑. You will forever be my favorite pointer sister ❤️😘and my role model.
@MaikanoMusaAbdullahi
RIP Anita pointer, overnight success reminds me my secondary school days
@jollybabe7994
Rest in glory Anita! Overnight success was my best
@championrd8557
This is my first time listening to Anita Pointer it’s her B-Day today so Happy Birthday to her!!!!!!!!🥳🎉🎂 01/23/23 R.I.P to her
@WOODYMACK66
I remember playing this song all the time back in the days............Rip Anita and thank you for sharing your beautiful vocal gift with the world.
@MsM1975
Rest well, join that Heavenly Choir with June and Bonnie🙏
@icecol22
I remember this 🎵song!!! I was 17 in 1987 and I love this song. Anita looked beautiful and very modern in this video. She's beautiful anyway. I haven't seen this video since 1987.She's always looked young.All of the sisters did.She looked like she had the time of her life.She had fun making this video and it shows. 🎵
@importeddope8807
Much luv to the Pointer Sisters!!! Old school WEST OAKLAND!!! 🙏🏽✌🏽❤️
@becka36ful
I love 💖💖💖💖💖 this song
@mocoker-dare4063
Rest well Anita!