[BlackTree TV-
New York] Jamaal
Finkley sits down with
Lupita Nyong'o and
Alfre Woodard to talk about their roles in the new movie that's a powerful
Oscar contender
12 Years A Slave
This winter, LUPITA NYONG'O (
Patsey) will co-star alongside
Liam Neeson,
Michelle Dockery and
Julianne Moore in the thriller NON-STOP. This film is slated for a
February 28, 2014 release by
Universal Pictures.
The
Kenyan actress is also a filmmaker, having served as the creator, director, editor, and producer of the award-winning feature-length documentary, IN MY GENES. The documentary follows eight individual
Kenyans who have one thing in common: they were born with albinism, a genetic condition that causes a lack of pigmentation. In many parts of
Africa, including
Kenya, it is a condition that marginalizes, stigmatizes, and even endangers those who have it. Though highly visible in a society that is predominantly black, the reality of living with albinism is invisible to most. Through her intimate portraits,
Nyong'o enables us see their challenges, humanity, and everyday triumphs.
A graduate of the
Yale School of Drama's acting program, Nyong'o's stage credits include playing '
Perdita' in
The Winter's Tale (
Yale Repertory Theater), '
Sonya' in
Uncle Vanya, '
Katherine' in
The Taming of the Shrew, as well as being in the original production of
Michael Mitnick's
Elijah.
ALFRE WOODARD'S (
Mistress Shaw) work as an actor has earned her an
Oscar nomination, four
Emmy Awards and sixteen
Emmy nominations, three
SAG Awards and a
Golden Globe. Woodard also enjoys philanthropic work and currently serves on the
National Film Preservation Foundation Board, as well as the
Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
International Outreach Committee.
Woodard's illustrious body of work includes her Oscar nominated performance in
Martin Ritt's CROSS CREEK;
HBO's "
Mandela," where she was honored with an
ACE award for her portrayal of '
Winnie Mandela';
Lawrence Kasdan's GRAND CANYON;
John Sayles' PASSION
FISH;
Joseph Sargent's
MISS EVERS' BOYS, for which she won an Emmy,
SAG and
Golden Globe Award;
Spike Lee's CROOKLYN;
Gina Prince-Bythewood's
LOVE AND BASKETBALL;
Tyler Perry's THE
FAMILY THAT PREYS;
Maya Angelou's DOWN IN THE
DELTA; played
Betty
49
Applewhite on the
ABC drama "
Desperate Housewives" and
Ruby Jean Reynolds, mother to
Lafayette Reynolds, on HBO's megahit "
True Blood."
Most recently, Woodard co-starred in
Lifetime's hit remake of "
Steel Magnolias" in which she was nominated for a
Screen Actors Guild Award and won a
NAACP Image Award for her performance as 'Ouiser.' She will next be seen in a reoccurring role in the
BBC America series "
Copper."
In addition to her acting career, Woodard is a long-time activist, currently serving on
The Creative Coalition, as well as co-founding "Artists for a
New South Africa," a non-profit working to reverse the spread of
HIV/AIDS, and further the cause of
Democracy and
Human rights in South Africa. In 2008, Woodard served as a national surrogate for the
2008 Obama presidential campaign, and in 2009, was appointed by
President Barack Obama to the "
President's Committee on the Arts and
Humanities."
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- published: 09 Oct 2013
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