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Brianna 'Bri' Jackson is a 16-year-old girl with dreams of becoming a famous rapper, while her mother attempts to make ends meet after losing her job. Musical drama directed by Sanaa Lathan, starring Jamila C Gray, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Mike Epps
2020
HD
subtitles
16x9
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Jamila C Gray
(Actor)
.. Bri Jackson
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
(Actor)
.. Pooh
Mike Epps
(Actor)
.. Hype
Lil Yachty
(Actor)
.. Infamous Millz
Sanaa Lathan
(Actor)
.. Jayda “Jay” Jackson
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Did You Know..
Jamila C Gray
(Actor)
.. Bri Jackson
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
(Actor)
.. Pooh
Mike Epps
(Actor)
.. Hype
Lil Yachty
(Actor)
.. Infamous Millz
Sanaa Lathan
(Actor)
.. Jayda “Jay” Jackson
Born:
September 19, 1971
in
New York
Best Known For:
A string of movie and stage roles.
Early-life:
Sanaa McCoy Lathan was born in New York on September 19, 1971 to actress and dancer Eleanor McCoy and TV producer/director Stan Lathan. She has a brother, Tendaji. Sanaa went on to graduate from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in English. She also graduated from Yale University with a degree in drama. At Yale, she performed in a number of Shakespeare plays. Her early TV credits include roles in Family Matters, In the House, NYPD Blue and Moesha.
Career:
Lathan played Wesley Snipes' mother in Blade (1998) and followed this up with roles in Life (1999), The Wood (1999), The Best Man (1999) and Love & Basketball (2000). In 2000, she starred alongside Teri Garr and Julianna Margulies in an Off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues. A year later, she starred in the comedy film Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (2001). Her other film credits include Brown Sugar (2002), AVP: Alien vs Predator (2004), Contagion (2011) and The Best Man Holiday (2013). On TV, she has had recurring roles in Nip/Tuck, and Boss. On The Cleveland Show, she voiced Donna Tubbs. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in A Raisin in the Sun.
Quote:
"Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy."
Trivia:
Lathan's christian name is Swahili for `work of art".
