Watch Queen Latifah in the ‘Bessie’ Trailer And the film’s subject — the Empress of the Blues herself,Bessie Smith— was as big a persona during her day as the production was in scale. Latifah plays Smith in the HBO biopic, which takes a closer look at a star who rose to prominen...
Queen Latifah to play Bessie Smith in new biopicPress Trust of India
Bessie: Réalisé par Dee Rees. Avec Queen Latifah, Kamryn Johnson, Rikki McKinney, Alan T. Coleman. The story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
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Queen Latifah stars as the legendary blues singer in HBO's Bessie. By Katy FinbowPublished: 15 March 2015Queen Latifah stars in the first teaser for HBO's Bessie Smith biopic. Latifah appears as the legendary blues singer in the film, which is based on Chris Albertson's book of the sam...
BESSIE (2015) – AFI Movie Club A project that began with an early draft from legendary playwright/screenwriter – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Horton Foote, the remarkable true story of “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith was ultimately brought to the screen by Queen Latifah and dir...
Bessie Smith’s songs read like chapter titles of her tumultuous life: “Down Hearted Blues,”“There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,” and “Gimme a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer.” Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1894, she sang on street corners, performed in vaudevil...
What was it about Smith that made you connect with her so deeply? She was fearless and flawed in a lot of ways. She was perfectly imperfect, and I can relate to that. It reminded me of the ups and downs of my life in this business and my journey. It was the first time I ever ...
Bessie won the 2015 Outstanding Television Movie Emmy, as announced during the Creative Arts awards on Sept. 12. The film, which follows the life of the legendary blues singer Bessie Smith, definitely deserved the honor. If you hadn't already caught it, hopefully that ...
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