In 2002, Aaliyah played Akasha, the first vampire, in the film Queen of the Damned. Critics generally disliked the film, but she spoke about her excitement to take on the role, describing it as a ...

Queen of the Damned was one of the Top 10, wildly underrated vampire horror movies of the early 2000s era, at least according to Screen Rant.Sure, it may boast a 17% critic score on Rotten ...

Queen Akasha is the literal mother of all vampires in Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, and is over 6,000 years old.Transformed in the days of ancient Egypt, she sired the whole undead race ...

Feb. 22 -- Queen of the Damned was supposed to be the next big step for Aaliyah. Now, the movie serves as a tragic goodbye. The R&B star finished her work last summer as a vampire queen in the ...

QUEEN OF THE DAMNED: Vampire thriller. Starring Stuart Townsend, Vincent Perez, Aaliyah and Lena Olin. Directed by Michael Rymer. Written by Scott Abbott and Michael Petroni. (R. 97 minutes. At ...

Aaliyah’s portrayal as Akasha, a 2000 year old vampire queen, plays a minimal role in the story of the film. Instead, the film should be titled after the true main focus Lestat, ...

“Queen of the Damned” made waves when it was released in 2002 — not because it was critically-acclaimed, but rather because it was the beloved R&B singer Aaliyah’s last on-screen performance.