NEW YORK (AP) — Many viewers will come to the HBO biopic “Bessie” with scant knowledge of its subject, blues legend Bessie Smith. But in the title role, Queen Latifah schools you with a bruising ...

Queen Latifah attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) ...

*Queen Latifah will vie for her first Emmy Award next month. The actress is nominated for her lead performance in the HBO film “Bessie,” but her portrayal of blues legend Bessie Smith has already had ...

It was a night full of joy and reveling for the cast of HBO Films’ biopic “Bessie” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Wednesday. The evening’s red carpet premiere marked the end of the 22-year ...

Here’s your first look at Queen Latifah as blues legend Bessie Smith for HBO’s bio-pic Bessie. Based on her expression, she knows something you don’t know. Directed by Dee Rees (Pariah) and ...

*Queen Latifah is no longer gracing the airwaves with her daily talk show, but she will be back on the small screen shortly. If you haven’t heard, Lafifah is bringing blues pioneer Bessie Smith back ...

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Queen Latifah will star in and executive produce a Bessie Smith biopic for HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The telepic revolves around the iconic blues singer as she overcomes the challenges ...

Dana Elaine Owens, better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is gearing up to develop her life story into a feature film with Will Smith. On Thursday, HarbourView Equity Partners, founded by ...

Queen Latifah will play the lead role in a new HBO biopic about blues singer Bessie Smith, allhiphop.com reports. She will also be an executive producer for the film, which is titled Bessie. Smith was ...