Happy Birthday, Missy Elliott!.br Melissa Arnette Elliott, also known as Missy Elliott, was born on July 1, 1971, and turns 49.br She was born in br Portsmouth, Virgina.br Elliott was a br member of the br R&B group, Sista.br She later released br her debut solo album, br 'Supa Dupa Fly,' in 1997.br Missy went on to release one br of her hit singles, “Work It,”.br which won a Grammy for br Best Female Rap Solo Performance.br 'Billboard' named her the br best-selling female rapper in br Nielsen Music history.br She became the br first woman rapper to br be inducted into the br Songwriters Hall of Fame.