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[…] for his portrayal of Johnnie Cochran in FX’s The “People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” He recently co-starred in DreamWorks’ “Office Christmas Party,” in Universal’s “The Mummy”; and opposite Oprah Winfrey in HBO Films “ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Vance will next voice Wes Anderson’s Fox Searchlight animated film, “Isle of Dogs.” Courtney B. Vance attends the

[…] He guest starred or recurred on Ironside, Starsky and Hutch, The Jeffersons, A Man Called Hawk, Law & Order, New York Undercover, Homicide: Life on the Street, ER, NYPD Blue, Kate Brasher, Rubicon, How to Get Away with Murder,  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Elementary. His film credits include Believe in Me (1971), Willie Dynamite (1974), Newman’s Law (1974), Meteor (1979), It’s My Turn (1980), The Lonely Guy (1984), Who’s the Man? (1993), Wedding Daze (2006), and Brother to Brother (2004). The latter won him the LA Outfest Grand […]

[…] – selected from hundreds of submissions from women of African descent from across the globe – will be read by renowned actors to include: Lisa Arrindell ( The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Saints & Sinners, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Marsha Stephanie Blake (When They See Us, The Photograph, The Merchant of Venice), Lilli Cooper (Tootsie, Wicked), […]

[…] executive produce alongside Barris, Patel, Huffman and Brian Dobbins. Vance will next be seen in “Office Christmas Party,” due in theaters in December, as well as opposite Tom Cruise in “The Mummy.” He won a Tony for Lucky Guy and will appear on the small screen in HBO’s Oprah Winfrey-led “ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Courtney B. Vance

[…] 50 original monologues were selected from women of African descent from across the globe and will be read by 50 women actors to include:  Lisa Arrindell ( The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Saints & Sinners, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof); Marsha Stephanie Blake (When They See Us, The Photograph, The Merchant of Venice); LaTanya Richardson Jackson (Luke […]

[…] television projects include OWN’s critically acclaimed series “Queen Sugar” and “David Makes Man” with Warner Bros., hit drama series “Greenleaf” with Lionsgate, the Emmy-nominated HBO film “ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” starring Oprah Winfrey, and the upcoming series “Delilah” with Warner Bros. The company produces premium film, television, digital and social media content and is based in […]

[…] — Viola Davis (@violadavis) October 1, 2020 The film also stars Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman and Michael Potts. Multiple Tony Award-winner George C. Wolfe (“Lackawanna Blues,” “ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”) directed the film from a script adapted by Ruben Santiago-Hudson.  Boseman died in late August after a private battle with colon cancer. He was 43. According […]

[…] Emmy award-winning series “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors.” The show will feature one-on-one conversations between this year’s Emmy contenders. This season’s featured conversations include Oprah Winfrey (“ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”) with Thandie Newton (“Westworld”), Sarah Jessica Parker (“Divorce”) with Michelle Pfeiffer (“The Wizard of Lies”), Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”) with Ewan McGregor (“Fargo”), Brit Marling […]

*Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry who currently stars as Angelica Schuyler Church in Broadway’s “Hamilton” and will star opposite Oprah Winfrey in HBO Films’ “ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” will voice a guest role for season two of Disney Junior’s hit animated series “The Lion Guard,” which continues the epic storytelling of Disney’s “The Lion King.” […]

[…] the clips below to get you in the spooky spirit! Omari Hardwick (“Power,” Sorry to Bother You), Loretta Devine (“Black-ish,” Crash) and John Beasley (The Sum of All Fears,  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks) star in the terrifying thriller SPELL, coming to Premium Video-On-Demand and Digital today October 30 from Paramount Home Entertainment. While flying to his father’s funeral in rural […]

*Omari Hardwick (“Power,” Sorry to Bother You), Loretta Devine (“Black-ish,” Crash) and John Beasley (The Sum of All Fears, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks) star in the terrifying thriller SPELL, coming to Premium Video-On-Demand and Digital in time for Halloween on October 30 from Paramount Home Entertainment. SYNOPSIS | While flying to his father’s funeral in rural Appalachia, […]

[…] a source says of the pair: “They are not working on a play together. Oprah was at the Emmys because she was an executive producer on ‘ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ and George was the director.” In 2015, Winfrey was meant to star in Wolfe’s “Night, Mother” but allegedly got cold feet. She then reportedly read for […]

[…] outlets remain silent about these disappearances… and we all know why. Again, the victims are people of color. READ RELATED STORY: New Trailer: Oprah Winfrey in HBOs’ ‘ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ The Root also notes that other than local news outlet mentions and tweets from the Washington, D.C., police department, major media outlets can’t be bothered reporting […]

*DJ Kool Herc has taken legal action against HBO’s popular music series, “Vinyl,” over how he was portrayed on the show. As previously reported, the 61-year-old musician, whose real name is Clive Campbell, filed legal documents last week in a Manhattan Court. In his suit, Herc claims that the “Mr. Campbell” character on the show […]

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 18: TV personalities Aventer Gray and John Gray attend “ The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks” New York Premiere at SVA Theater on April 18, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/WireImage) *Greenville, SC – On Sunday, January 24, Relentless Church donated more than $30,000 to church members in light of the coronavirus […]