https://www.blackwomenintv.com/home daily 1.0 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/80f7e996-a0b0-4e26-ac10-46fe7a35b0ca/Sacred+Sisterhoods_cover.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680911606126-XK2QU8HRQFDNPVC3TW0H/p_valley-232835258-large.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680911606792-J32ENT83B5KIGHTTIT4D/MV5BZTQxNjg0ZGYtYWQ5MS00MzY1LTliMTItYjFlMWM5OTk3Mzc3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDM2NDM2MQ%40%40._V1_.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680911603672-L14QNMB8IZU4DCDXKRPT/MV5BMTY1MWUwYjItY2JmYi00ZDgyLTgzMjUtNzNkMzg0NjNjYTdkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTUzMTg2ODkz._V1_.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680911604162-5V2L4FPGP4SL05N1NB7G/MV5BMzdlNzY5OTktZDYxMy00OGU1LThmMjEtZGM3ZWVmZGM2YzkwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDA4NzMyOA%40%40._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680911601289-8NL4VMRT37IR9KNX98BV/MV5BMjA4ZmYzYWYtNThkOS00NTQ4LWI0MzQtOTZkNGIxZTNkZDQ1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTMxNjUyMDkx._V1_.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680911602257-ITWUACFWZYF5RFJ2CUBN/MV5BMTlmOWU1MTUtMDgyMS00MGVkLWE3MzEtNzI3ZWIyMjY2ZGYyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ%40%40._V1_.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680911605127-27RE7BBE8ZGPTK6GGY6D/MV5BOTM2ZTYxZjUtYmY3Yi00NjhhLTgwNWMtYmYyODVkZTU0ZGJhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDM2NDM2MQ%40%40._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680911601607-BU2KARU94W95H5MLC2WU/a0FZ44UENaQ4aqtCq4zCTjiqe8H.jpeg Home https://www.blackwomenintv.com/on-the-screen daily 0.75 2025-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/bec6527f-cca2-40c5-9b23-e383f79b8452/debbie.jpeg On the Screen - Debbie Allen Actress, Dancer, Choreographer, Singer-Songwriter, Director, Producer. Debbie Allen got her acting start in the 80s hit show “Fame,” winning a Golden Globe for her role. She is a five-time Emmy winner and a two-time Tony winner. She directed the sitcom “A Different World” starting in 1988, and she directed television musicals “Polly” and “Polly: One More Time,” which starred her older sister, Phylicia Rashad. Allen is known more recently for her work as a producer, director and actress on “Grey’s Anatomy,” a show created by Shonda Rhimes. In 2021, Allen received Kennedy Center Honors for her contributions to American culture through the arts. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1689635125514-2A3H5T2NRGJDVNMGQJ9P/Tichina-Arnold.png On the Screen - Tichina Arnold Actress and Singer. Tichina Arnold started acting as a child star in “Little Shop of Horrors” and “How I Got into College.” She then played Pamela “Pam” James on “Martin” with longtime collaborator and friend Tisha Campbell. Arnold also starred in the UPN/The CW sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris” as the family matriarch Rochelle. Her other television projects include “Happily Divorced,” “Survivor’s Remorse,” “The Neighborhood” and South African series “Lockdown.” Her films include “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and “Clover.” In 2013, Arnold created the We Win Foundation for people with lupus with her sister, who has the disease. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684798820216-DIUQN17KJTZEGWCYDKNJ/Tyra+Banks.png On the Screen - Tyra Banks Actress, Host, Producer Tyra Banks started her career at 15 as a model. She was the first Black woman to be featured on the covers of “GQ” and the “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.” Banks was a Victoria’s Secret Angel for eight years, and by the early 2000s, she was one of the world’s top-earning models. She started acting as Jackie Ames on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” in the early nineties. She made her film debut in the drama “Higher Learning” in 1995. Her other film projects include “Coyote Ugly” and Disney’s “Life Size.” In 2003, Banks created the reality series “America’s Next Top Model,” and has worked as an executive producer and host for the series. She won two Daytime Emmys for her talk show, “The Tyra Banks Show,” which ran from 2005 to 2010 and was produced by her own production company Bankable Productions. She wrote a 2011 New York Times bestselling young adult novel “Modelland.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680657650752-DJ971RBZL4GTY9P3UA07/Quinta+Brunson.jpg On the Screen - Quinta Brunson Writer, Producer, Actress and Comedian. Quinta Brunson is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring in the ABC comedy series “Abbott Elementary.” She was born and raised in West Philadelphia, and her mom was a kindergarten teacher, giving her the inspiration for the show. Brunson got her start producing her own Instagram series “Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date” and then became a producer and actor for BuzzFeed Video. In 2022, she became the first Black woman to have three Emmy nominations in the comedy category. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1689634843292-4SYMLWH040XZEKJIGJTJ/Tisha_Campbell_Nov_2018.png On the Screen - Tisha Campbell Actress and Singer Tisha Campbell made her on screen debut in the 1986 rock musical comedy film “Little Shop of Horrors.” Campbell starred as Gina Waters-Payne in the comedy series “Martin” and as Janet “Jay” Marie Johnson-Kyle in the comedy series “My Wife and Kids,” which earned her an NAACP Image Award. Her other television projects include “Rags to Riches,” “Rita Rocks,” “The Protector,” “Outmatched” and “Uncoupled.” Campbell’s film projects include “School Daze,” “Boomerang,” “Sprung” and “House Party,” which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Campbell co-founded the childhood autism awareness nonprofit Colored My Mind, which focuses on communities of color. She started the organization after her son was diagnosed with autism when he was 18 months old. Campbell is a longtime friend and collaborator of Tichina Arnold. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682217468159-YJTQ1ZIJP7WBKWWO2PH1/Michaela+Coel.jpg On the Screen - Michaela Coel Actress and Screenwriter. Michaela Coel had her acting debut in the show “Chewing Gum,” which she also created. She is a Ghanaian-British actress, and she won the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for her role in “Chewing Gum.” In 2021, she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her role as Arabella Essiedu in the comedy-drama show “I May Destroy You.” Her work on this project also made her the first Black woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Coel has worked on the Netflix productions “Black Mirror,” “Black Earth Rising” and “Been So Long.” Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1689635337092-1WFLAO6Y75KSB1UDUDQY/Viola_Davis_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpeg On the Screen - Viola Davis Actress and Producer. Viola Davis is one of the few stars to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony (EGOT). She is the only Black person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting and the third person ever to achieve both statuses. Davis graduated from Julliard in 1993 and won an Obie Award in 1999 for her portrayal of Ruby McCollum in “Everybody’s Ruby.” She received a Tony for her role in the 2001 Broadway production of “King Hedley II,” and her second Tony award came in 2010 for her role in the Broadway revival play “Fences.” Davis received Oscar nominations for her roles in the films “Doubt,” “The Help” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film adaptation of “Fences.” These accolades made her the most-Oscar-nominated Black actress. She is known for her role as Annalise Keating in the ABC drama series by Shonda Rhimes “How to Get Away with Murder,” for which she became the first Black actress to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She is also the most-BAFTA nominated Black actress for her nominations from projects like “Widows” and “The Woman King.” Davis earned a Grammy for the audiobook narration of her 2022 memoir, “Finding Me.” Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684798324360-CS9OQ5SRO4ZRJVJGTCMU/Rosario+Dawson.jpg On the Screen - Rosario Dawson Actress and Producer Rosario Dawson made her film debut in the 1995 independent drama “Kids.” Her other film projects include “He Got Game,” “Seven Pounds,” “César Chávez,” “Zombieland: Double Tap” and much more. Dawson is known for her work bringing comic book stories to film and TV. She played Gail in “Sin City,” Claire Temple in multiple Marvel/Netflix series and Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in “The Lego Batman Movie.” Her television projects also include the autobiographical comedy series “Young Rock,” Netflix’s “Jane the Virgin” and the Hulu miniseries “Dopesick.” Dawson is Afro-Latina with Puerto Rican, Taíno, Cuban and African ancestry. She is an activist and philanthropist. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684796783236-VRIHOEUUWGT8SP5FZZUY/Eve.jpg On the Screen - Eve Actress, Rapper and Producer Eve released her debut album, “Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryder’s First Lady, in 1999, making her the third female rapper to reach number one on the Billboard 200. She has collaborated with artists like Missy Elliot and The Roots. Hit single “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” from her second studio album features Gwen Stefani and won a Grammy and an MTV Music Video Award. Eve released two more albums with charting singles. Her early acting career consisted of the three comedy drama “Barbershop” films. In television, she was one of the co-hosts of CBS’s “The Talk” from 2017 to 2020, which earned her two Daytime Emmy nominations. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1689635478169-V2YL0MPG3TFXF06REAMX/MV5BMTcyMTI3NzI1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjQ3Njk2NjM%40._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg On the Screen - Cynthia Erivo Actress and Singer Cynthia Erivo is an English performer of Nigerian ancestry. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Celie in the Broadway revival of “The Color Purple,” for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2016. Her performance also won the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. Her film projects include “Widows” and “Bad Times at the El Royale.” In 2019, she starred as Harriet Tubman in the biopic “Harriet,” earning her an Academy Award nomination. Erivo wrote and performed the film’s song “Stand Up,” which also earned an Academy Award nomination. In television, she had her first role in the British series “Chewing Gum.” In 2021, she received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of legend Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s series “Genius: Aretha.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684799056726-HZ9HKW9KJSY2FQLUYW1M/vivica+a+fox.jpg On the Screen - Vivica A Fox Actress, Producer, Host Vivica Fox began her career on the 1982 series “Soul Train.” Her later television roles include soap operas “Days of Our Lives” and “Generations.” Fox’s big break came in 1996 when she starred in hit films “Independence Day” and “Set It Off.” Her other films include “Booty Call,” “Soul Food,” “Why Do Fools Fall in Love,” “Two Can Play That Game,” “Kill Bill” and more. In the early 2000s, Fox starred in and produced the Lifetime crime drama series “Missing,” and she received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684798226205-FKXXOQ12REWRMVB8K6Y2/Robin+Givens.jpg On the Screen - Robin Givens Actress, Model and Director Robin Givens starred as Darlene Merriman in the ABC sitcom “Head of the Class,” which first aired in 1986. She became a spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline following her troubled marriage and divorce from boxer Mike Tyson. She has held film roles in “The Women of Brewster Place,” “Boomerang” and more. In 1996, Givens starred on “Sparks,” a UPN sitcom that aired for two seasons. Her television projects include “The Game,” “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” “Chuck,” “Riverdale,” “Katy Keene” and “Batwoman.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684797491552-ETHYIAR082MGYI93SC04/Meagan+Good.jpg On the Screen - Meagan Good Actress and Producer Meagan Good first gained critical attention for her film role in “Eve’s Bayou” in 1997. She then played Nina in the Nickelodeon sitcom “Cousin Seeker.” Her other films include “Deliver Us from Eva,” “Roll Bounce,” “Stomp the Yard,” “Think Like a Man,” “Shazam!” and more. She played lead Joanna Locasto on the 2013 NBC drama series “Deception.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684796852428-B4SG43WPKXVJO3ABT4G1/Irma+P+Hall.jpg On the Screen - Irma P Hall Actress and Producer Irma P. Hall began her acting career in the early 1970s. She is a matriarch of the screen, playing maternal figures in films like “A Family Thing,” “The Ladykillers” and “Soul Food.” She then reprised her role of Josephine “Big Mama Joe” in the television series “Soul Food.” Hall received an NAACP Image Award nomination for her portrayal in the film version. For her role in “The Ladykillers,” she won the Jury Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Before acting, she was a language teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684796980695-URX1MBC4RLGUAHLIMZWA/Jennifer+Hudson.jpg On the Screen - Jennifer Hudson Singer-Songwriter, Actress and Producer Jennifer Hudson is the youngest woman and second Black woman to receive all four of the main American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT). She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that she received in 2013. Hudson got her start on “American Idol,” becoming a finalist on the show’s third season. Her first film role was Effie White in the musical “Dreamgirls” in 2006. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role, making her the youngest Black person to win in a competitive acting category. She released her self-titled debut album in 2008 with Arista Records, which won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. She has two other studio albums and held roles in movies like “Sex and the City,” “The Secret Life of Bees” and “Respect.” Hudson played roles in the television shows “Smash,” “Empire” and “Confirmation.” She made her Broadway debut in the Broadway revival of “The Color Purple.” In 2022, she started hosting her own talk show, “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684797095883-0VYRDAVRNR59OFWUKGL2/Jessica+J+Immanuel.jpeg On the Screen - Jessica J Immanuel Actress, Director, Writer, Model and Musician Jessica J. Immanuel was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and knew she wanted to be an actor from her first school play. She has starred in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Copycat Killers,” “The Recession” and more. Immanuel has modeled for Forever 21 and Nike. In 2008, she launched her production company, JaiProductions. Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684798126616-0NRR24BF8JJRUZ6S9XY7/Rashida+Jones.jpg On the Screen - Rashida Jones Actress, Writer, Producer and Director Rashida Jones, daughter of celebrity parents Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton and Harvard grad, starred as Louisa Fenn on Fox drama “Boston Public” from 2000 to 2002. Since then, she has starred in the comedy series “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Angie Tribeca” and “#blackAF.” Jones has appeared in many films, including “I Love You Man,” “The Social Network” and “Tag.” She was a producer on the film “Hot Girls Wanted” and the series “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On,” which both explored the sex industry. Jones co-directed the documentary “Quincy” about her father, winning the Grammy for Best Music Film in 2019. Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1680578709764-8UKL9JD0SDM16SXUIZDZ/regina-2-2000-bf7181e63a4f47afb9e2083730dae7fe.jpg On the Screen - Regina King Director and Actress Regina King started acting in the 80s, playing Brenda Jenkins in “227.” Her other projects include “American Crime,” “Seven Seconds” and “Watchmen.” She has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and four Emmys for her acting roles. In 2015 and 2016, King directed multiple episodes of “Scandal,” a show created by Shonda Rhimes. She had her feature film directorial debut with the 2020 film “One Night in Miami.” For this work, she became the second Black woman to be nominated for the Best Director Golden Globe Award. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684799210162-WMAIIBYH5ITFW34FVH1J/Keshia+Knight+Pulliam.jpeg On the Screen - Keshia Knight Pulliam Actress and Producer Keshia Knight Pulliam was a child actor, playing Rudy Huxtable on “The Cosby Show.” She earned an Emmy nomination for her role at six years old, making her one of the youngest actresses to be nominated for the award. Pulliam’s film credits include “Polly,” “Polly: Comin’ Home,” “Beauty Shop,” “Madea Goes to Jail,” “Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta” and more. In 2007, she joined the cast of “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” as Miranda Lucas-Payne. She received two NAACP Image Awards for this role. Pulliam has also been a host and contestant on various reality television programs. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684798491696-2DYF8AJZPQPTLHYCV901/Sanaa+Lathan.jpg On the Screen - Sanaa Lathan Actress, Director, Producer Sanaa Lathan is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and director Stan Lathan. In her early career, she starred in “In the House,” “Family Matters,” “NYPD Blue” and “Moesha.” Her film roster includes “Blade,” “The Best Man,” “Love & Basketball,” “The Family That Preys,” “Brown Sugar” and “Alien vs. Predator.” Lathan earned a Tony nomination for her work in the Broadway revival of “A Raisin in the Sun.” In 2010, she starred in the all-Black performance of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” at the Novello Theatre in London. Lathan received an Emmy nomination in 2022 for her work on the television series “Succession.” Her catalog also includes voice acting for shows like “The Cleveland Show.” Lathan made her directorial debut in 2022 with the film “On the Come Up.” Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684796713073-RWPJEMO1265DKHFSBZ0K/Bianca+Lawson.jpg On the Screen - Bianca Lawson Actress and Producer Bianca Lawson is known for her recurring roles in the television shows “Saved by the Bell: The New Class,” “Goode Behavior,” “Pretty Little Liars” and “Rogue.” Her other work includes “Sister, Sister,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Teen Wolf” and “Witches of East End.” In 2018, she joined the cast of the OWN series “Queen Sugar.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682216999277-18GOUK8WXS66RL8CTWJ6/Marsai+Martin-1.jpeg On the Screen - Marsai Martin Actress and Producer Marsai Martin is best known for her role as Diane Johnson on the ABC sitcom “Black-ish.” Martin, born in 2004, starred in the comedy film “Little,” which she also produced, becoming the youngest person ever to produce a studio film. She starred and produced “Fantasy Football,” a sports comedy film, in 2022. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682216998226-RO4V65IHWAVTC070F21Y/Dominique+Morisseau+.png On the Screen - Dominique Morisseau Playwright and Actress Dominique Morisseau has written more than nine plays, and she got her start as a spoken word poetry performer in her hometown of Detroit. Three of her plays are part of a cycle titled “The Detroit Project.” In 2018, she received a MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Fellowship for her writing. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684797778923-V4WRQUSAAWRK2XSD2XIX/Niecy+Nash.jpg On the Screen - Niecy Nash Actress and Producer Niecy Nash is best known for her work in television. In the late 90s, she started acting, guest starring on numerous television shows like “Rude Awakening” and “Malcolm & Eddie.” Nash gained more popularity for her role of Deputy Raineesha Williams in the comedy series “Reno 911!” She won a Daytime Emmy for her role hosting the Style Network show “Clean House” in the early 2000s. Her other television work includes “The Soul Man,” “Getting On,” “Scream Queens,” “Claws,” “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” and “The Rookie: Feds.” Nash played civil rights activist Richie Jean Jackson in Ava DuVernay’s “Selma,” activist Delores Wise in Netflix’s “When They See Us” and feminist leader Florynce Kennedy in FX on Hulu’s “Mrs. America.” Nash witnessed a lot of violence in her early years, prompting her to become a spokesperson for M.A.V.I.S., or Mothers Against Violence in Schools, which was founded by her mother after the fatal shooting of Nash’s younger brother, Michael. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684797947910-W7O9GMOMJDRBTK1EZ4I6/Paula+Patton.jpg On the Screen - Paula Patton Actress and Producer Paula Patton made her feature film debut in the comedy “Hitch” in 2005. Her other film projects include “Déjá Vu,” “Precious,” “Jumping the Broom,” “2 Guns,” “Warcraft” and more. Patton’s television roles include the ABC drama “Somewhere Between” and the BET+ first original film “Sacrifice.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/2cac268e-e5b5-4fe5-a1be-86b89fa724d3/Print-Issue-37-fea_WIElist1-10-Issa-Rae-EyeVine-H-2022.jpg On the Screen - Issa Rae Actor, Writer, Producer and Web Series Creator Issa Rae first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series “Awkward Black Girl.” She is half-Senegalese, and published a memoir in 2015 titled “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,” which became a New York Times bestseller. She went on to create the popular television series “Insecure” in 2016. In 2020, Rae formed her production company Hoorae Media. She has been nominated for multiple Golden Globes and Emmys for her roles. Website Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684798040824-N3Y7U13Z5005YK4W24M9/Phylicia+Rashad.jpg On the Screen - Phylicia Rashad Actress, Singer and Director Phylicia Rashad is best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” which earned her Emmy nominations in 1985 and 1986. She also starred in “Cosby” as Ruth Lucas. Rashad was the first Black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her 2004 role in the revival of “A Raisin in the Sun.” She won her second Tony for her role in “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau. Her other Broadway projects include “Into the Woods,” “Jelly’s Last Jam” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Her film projects include “For Colored Girls,” “Good Deeds” and the “Creed” movies. Rashad has directed three revival plays by August Willson in major theaters across the country. She is the dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1689635245813-B26HYYIMMKM7O1L6FQ74/Esther_Rolle_1978.jpeg On the Screen - Esther Rolle Actress Esther Rolle is best known for her role as Florida Evans on the CBS sitcom “Maude” and its spin-off, “Good Times.” She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for the role in 1976. A few years later in 1979, Rolle won an Emmy for her supporting actress role in the television film “Summer of My German Soldier.” She was born to Bahamian immigrants and grew up in Florida. She has numerous credits in film, television and theater from the 1960s to the late 1990s. Rolle died at the age of 78 in 1998 from complications due to diabetes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/9b8b1b79-bdfc-4720-91d0-e35b1581d394/Natasha.jpeg On the Screen - Natasha Rothwell Writer and Actress Natasha Rothwell is known for her work as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” and “Insecure.” She was a writer and actor on Netflix’s “The Characters.” Rothwell appeared on a 2019 episode of “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” She played Belinda in season one of “The White Lotus,” receiving an Emmy nomination in 2022 for the role. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684798621784-LXH4ROBFMS8AWMT266BZ/Tasha+Smith.jpg On the Screen - Tasha Smith Actress and Director Tasha Smith acted in the NBC comedy series “Boston Common” in 1996, kick starting her early career. Her film projects include “The Whole Ten Yards,” “Couples Retreat,” “Jumping the Broom” and more. Smith played Angela Williams in Tyler Perry’s films “Why Did I Get Married?” and “Why Did I Get Married Too?” She reprised the role in the television series based on the films, “For Better or Worse.” Smith stars in “Empire” as Carol Holloway. She made her directorial debut in 2015 with the short “Boxed In.” Since then, she has directed several episodes of television, including two episodes of “Bel Air.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684796546920-N7Y67J2Y004K3MZF8Q9Z/Aisha+Tyler.jpeg On the Screen - Aisha Tyler Actress, Comedian, Host and Director Aisha Tyler is known for her role as Andrea Marino in “The Ghost Whisperer,” Dr. Tara Lewis in “Criminal Minds” and Mother Nature in “The Santa Clause” films. She also had recurring roles on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Talk Soup” and “Friends.” Tyler won a Daytime Emmy for her role as co-host of CBS’s “The Talk.” She has hosted “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” since 2013. Tyler lent her voice to the video games “Halo: Reach,” “Gears of War 3” and “Watch Dogs.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684798718668-YDA8L2RW2X5WQJP52WET/Terri+J.+Vaughn.jpg On the Screen - Terri J Vaughn Actress and Producer Terri J. Vaughn is best known for her role as Lovita Alizay Jenkins-Robinson in the sitcom “The Steve Harvey Show,” which won her three NAACP Image Awards. She went on to play Eva Holly in the Showtime drama “Soul Food.” Later, she starred in the UPN/The CW sitcom “All of Us” and the TBS sitcom “Meet the Browns.” Vaughn’s production company, Nina Holiday Entertainment, produced films like “Sugar Mommas” and “Girlfriends’ Getaway.” In 2016, she made her directorial debut with the comedic film “#DigitalLivesMattter.” More recently, Vaughn became a recurring cast member in OWN’s “Greenleaf,” “First Wives Club” and Shona Ferguson’s South African series, “Kings of Jo’Burg.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682216997924-AZTE27HKIJ1ICTUJ8CUD/Lena+Waithe+.jpg On the Screen - Lena Waithe Actress, Producer, and Screenwriter Lena Waithe is the creator of “The Chi,” “Boomerang” and “Twenties.” Her work is broadcast on Showtime and BET. Waithe plays Denise on Netflix’s “Master of None,” and in 2017, she became the first African American woman to win the Emmy award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for writing the show’s “Thanksgiving” episode. The episode was loosely based on her own experience coming out to her mom. Waithe wrote and produced “Queen & Slim,” a 2019 crime film. She is the executive producer of “Them,” a horror anthology series. Waithe was included on Fast Company’s Queer 50 list in 2021 and 2022. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684797216165-RZP2G2JB20YBQ6CLC6TK/Kerry+Washington.jpg On the Screen - Kerry Washington Actress, Producer, Director Kerry Washington is known for her role as Olivia Pope in Shonda Rhimes’s “Scandal.” This role has garnered her two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination. She has also received Emmy nominations for her roles in the series “Little Fires Everywhere” and the film “Confirmation.” Her film projects include “Ray,” “Django Unchained,” “American Son,” “The Prom” and both of the “Fantastic Four” films from 2005 and 2007. In 2020, she won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) as a producer of “Live in Front of a Studio Audience.” She has five NAACP Image Awards, including The President’s Award. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/de6eefea-ad5b-4657-9f80-e8b49dde04be/oprah.jpeg On the Screen - Oprah Winfrey Media Proprietor (OWN Networks), Talk Show Host, Actress, Producer, Philanthropist. Oprah Winfrey is best known for having her own talk show, “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which ran for 25 years and ended in 2011. Winfrey was the richest Black person of the 20th century, and at one time, she was the world’s only Black billionaire. She focuses on self-development, weight loss and literature across her media platforms. In 2008, she formed the Oprah Winfrey Network, which caters to Black audiences. Former president Barack Obama awarded Winfrey the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. Website InstagramTwitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684797357947-88EE3WIH5MSYTJVK8DAP/Malinda+Williams.jpeg On the Screen - Malinda Williams Actress and Producer Malinda Williams began acting in television, before starring in films “A Thin Line Between Love and Hate,” “High School High” and “The Wood.” She made her acting debut in an episode of “The Cosby Show.” She later guest starred in shows like “Moesha,” “Sister, Sister” and “Miami Vice.” In the early 2000s, she played Tracy “Bird” Van Adams in the Showtime drama “Soul Food.” Williams received three NAACP Image Award nominations for the role. In 2013, she won the American Black Film Festival Award for Best Performance for her role in “The Undershepherd.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1684798908236-DJH6HD6L0H637V60JTQ3/Vanessa+Williams.jpg On the Screen - Vanessa Williams Actress, Singer, Writer, Director In 1984, Vanessa Williams was the first Black woman to receive the Miss America title, but she later resigned her title amid controversy surrounding her nude photos published in Penthouse magazine. She received a public apology during the 2016 Miss America pageant for the events. Williams released her debut studio album in 1988 titled “The Right Stuff” and has since released seven other albums. She has received multiple Grammy nominations for her work. In 1994, Williams made her Broadway debut in “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” She earned a Tony nomination for her 2002 role of The Witch in the “Into the Woods” revival. In 2022, she starred in the ensemble political satire “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive.” Her television roles include Wilhelmina Slater on “Ugly Betty,” which earned her three Emmy nominations, and Renee Perry on “Desperate Housewives.” Instagram https://www.blackwomenintv.com/behind-the-scenes daily 0.75 2025-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1689717970681-TR1ENZBXTGPJZWIHSOLF/eunetta-t-boone-2.jpg Behind the Scenes - Eunetta T. Boone Writer and Producer Eunette T. Boone began her career as a journalist, becoming the first African American woman to be a sports reporter for the evening edition of The Baltimore Sun. She then became a writer on shows like “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Roc” and “The Parent ‘Hood.” Her other credits include “The Hughleys” and “My Wife and Kids.” Boone then created her own comedy series “One on One” and “Cuts,” which aired on UPN. She then worked on the Disney revival “Raven’s Home” and was set to be the third season’s showrunner before she died of an apparent heart attack in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/5600003e-9aba-4e72-86d7-6625643fe941/mara.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Mara Brock Akil Screenwriter and Television Producer Mara Brock Akil is the creator of the UPN comedy series “Girlfriends” and its spin-off “The Game.” She also created the first drama series for BET, “Being Mary Jane.” In 2018, she produced “Black Lightning,” a DC Arrowverse series, and OWN’s “Love Is.” Brock Akil first wrote for television in 1994 on the Fox series “South Central.” Her other credits include “The Jamie Foxx Show” and “Moesha.” Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/b86cef75-47ed-49d2-abb0-eba00bb27e17/yvette-lee-bowser-1525381922.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Yvette Lee Bowser Television Writer and Producer Yvette Lee Bowser wrote and produced the TV shows “Living Single” and “Half & Half.” Her work on “Living Single” made her the first Black woman to develop her own primetime series. Early in her career, she worked on “The Cosby Show” spin-off “A Different World.” Later in her career, she was a producer on shows like “Happily Divorced,” “Black-ish,” “Dear White People” and “Run the World.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682219195711-E04O7ALYVAPKC2MEZ7D3/Hanelle+Culpepper.jpg Behind the Scenes - Hanelle Culpepper Filmmaker Hanelle Culpepper is best known for her work in television directing episodes of “90210,” “Parenthood,” “Criminal Minds,” “Revenge,” “Grimm,” “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard.” She became the first Black director and first woman director to launch a new “Star Trek” series in the franchise’s history. Her directing credits include the films “Within,” “Murder on the 13th Floor” and “Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer.” Culpepper worked as a director and executive producer of the pilot episode of the series revival of “Kung Fu” in 2021. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1689717715894-V5LFGPCHNJVQ6M2GUPN1/Nia+DaCosta.jpg Behind the Scenes - Nia DaCosta Director and Screenwriter Nia DaCosta was the youngest filmmaker to direct a Marvel film when she directed “The Marvels” in 2020. She wrote and directed the crime thriller film “Little Woods” in 2018, which won her the Nora Ephron Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival. DaCosta also directed “Candyman,” the horror film co-written by Jordan Peele. Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682219195277-2BNEJJ1GXRXQF4W9JE2N/Deman+Davis.jpeg Behind the Scenes - DeMane Davis Director and Producer DeMane Davis is known for her work as the director of the 2001 film “Lift.” Her other film work includes being a producer for the 1997 film “Black & White & Red All Over.” More recently, she is known for producing the television series “Queen Sugar” and “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker.” Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682219194035-Z2JWKF11LNAWMVTC0DCQ/Channing+Dungey-1.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Channing Dungey Television Executive Channing Dungey is a chairperson and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Studios. She became the first Black president of a major broadcast television network with her role as the president of ABC Entertainment. Throughout her career, she has worked on shows like “Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder,” and she has worked on films like “The Matrix” and “The Devil’s Advocate. She has worked with Shonda Rhimes at ABC and at Netflix. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/4b7adc2b-04c9-487a-8784-0b0718c5bdbc/Ava+2.jpg Behind the Scenes - Ava Duvernay Writer, Producer, Director Ava DuVernay made her directorial debut with “I Will Follow” in 2010. In 2012, her second feature film, “Middle of Nowhere,” won her the directing award at the Sundance Film Festival, making her the first Black woman to win the award. She directed the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic “Selma” in 2014 and became the first Black woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her other works include the Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary “13th” and “A Wrinkle in Time,” which made her the first Black woman to direct a film with a budget of $100 million. DuVernay’s television projects include OWN’s “Queen Sugar,” Netflix’s “When They See Us” and Netflix’s “Colin in Black & White.” She has also won an Emmy, a NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Film Award and a BAFTA TV Award for her work in the entertainment industry. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682219200529-QOU3RYU3CU3X4D9ZH7UL/Karin+Gist-1.jpg Behind the Scenes - Karin Gist Screenwriter and Producer Karin Gist started her career writing for UPN’s “Girlfriends.” She started as a writing trainee and eventually made it to the title of producer. Gist co-wrote the script for Disney’s original movie “Jump In.” Her other producing work includes “Revenge,” “House of Lies” and “Mixed-ish,” for which she is also the showrunner. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/59698822-260a-475e-94f5-7ece2ac6fc4e/Akilah.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Akilah Green Writer and Producer Akilah Green began her career as a lawyer and lobbyist in D.C. before deciding to work in the entertainment industry. She worked as a writer and producer for shows like “Ghost,” “Rap Shit,” “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and more. Green’s work includes writing for multiple scripted, sketch, late night and award shows. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/4d465942-6771-4b0c-b1e5-84f07c2ef27a/Misha.jpg Behind the Scenes - Misha Green Screenwriter, Director, and Producer Misha Green is best known as the showrunner of the supernatural series “Lovecraft Country” on HBO. She is also the creator and producer of “Underground,” a historical drama about the Underground Railroad. Green’s writing credits include “Heroes” and “Sons of Anarchy.” She is the writer and producer for Netflix’s 2023 film “The Mother.” Green is set to make her directorial debut with “Sunflower,” a Lionsgate film. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682219194003-92XUZVZIHNA5QUZA0LYK/Katori+Hall+.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Katori Hall Playwright, Screenwriter, Producer and Director Katori Hall is best known for her work on the hit Starz television show “P-Valley” and the Tony-nominated ‘Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.” Her plays include “Hurt Village,” “Our Lady of Kibeho,” “The Mountaintop” and “Children of Killers.” Her play “The Hot Wing King” won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/fc273630-f106-4467-8cc8-7f7aa801d836/Cathy-Hughes-Headshot-1A-2017.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Cathy Hughes Entrepreneur, Radio & TV Personality and Business Executive Catherine Liggins Hughes founded the media company Urban One, formerly known as Radio One, and became the first Black woman to head a publicly traded organization when it went public in 1999. She co-created the urban radio format called “The Quiet Storm” on Howard University’s WHUR station in the 1970s. In 2000, she was awarded the First Annual Black History Hall of Fame Award. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682219196022-DJRMT0BNAVLDT749OZW1/JaNeika+James+.jpeg Behind the Scenes - JaNeika James Screenwriter and Producer JaNeika James is most known for her work as a writer and supervising producer on “Empire.” She began her career working for Yvette Lee Bowser on UPN’s “Half & Half.” Her other writing credits include the shows “Gossip Girl,” “True Story” and “Bel Air.” She is the twin of fellow television writer JaSheika James. Together they published “Living Double,” a 2020 memoir about their experiences in the entertainment industry. Instagram Website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682219196713-8FFN8XNWEF0XO9TBKGD1/JaShieka+James.png Behind the Scenes - JaShieka James Screenwriter and Producer JaSheika James is best known for her writing and producing on the series “Empire.” Her other credits include “Revenge,” “Gossip Girl” and “True Story.” She worked most recently on “Bel Air.” In 2020, she published “Living Double” with her twin and fellow writer and producer JaNeika James. Instagram Website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682219717353-Z2J5BV1CVAQ0Q36T8NMI/Courntey+A.+Kemp-1.jpg Behind the Scenes - Courntey A. Kemp Screenwriter and Producer Courtney A. Kemp created the Starz “Power Universe” franchise in 2014. She has also written for shows like “The Good Wife” and “Beauty & the Beast.” Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/49f63ec1-466e-40e3-9418-01c2baba5ff3/csm_debra-l-lee_274bbb27ad.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Deborah Lee Businesswoman, Former Chairwoman and CEO of BET Debra L. Lee was the chairwoman and CEO of BEET from 2005 to 2018. She has sat on the board of directors for numerous organizations and companies including the National Cable Television Association. Lee has been named one of the most powerful women in entertainment by The Hollywood Reporter. She started her career as a lawyer and started at BET as the VP of BET’s legal affairs department in 1986. Her long career also includes working as the president and publisher of BET’s publishing division. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/af7b3e84-be5d-41ba-9d50-3e5798aab325/29MELINA-superJumbo.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Melina Matsoukas Music Video, Film, Commercial and Television Director Melina Matsoukas is a two-time Grammy Award winner and four-time MTV Video Music Awards winner for directing the "We Found Love" and "Formation" music videos. She has directed numerous other music videos and commercials. In 2019, she received the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal by the American Film Institute. Her feature film directorial debut came the same year with the release of “Queen & Slim,” which was written by Lena Waithe. She received many accolades for the project, including a BET Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations. Matsoukas also worked as an executive producer and director for Issa Rae’s “Insecure,” which earned her an Emmy nomination. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/1682220100519-QR5CJ99QUMVRTL8NXKAK/Janet+Mock-1.png Behind the Scenes - Janet Mock Writer, Director, Producer, and Host Janet Mock released her memoir “Redefining Realness” in 2014, and it became a New York Times bestseller. She formerly worked as a staff editor of People magazine’s website. Mock is a contributing editor for Marie Claire. She is a trans activist and journalist. She produced the film “The Trans List” in 2016 and interviewed the cast, which includes prominent members of the transgender community. Mock is a writer, director and producer on FX’s “Pose” and is the first trans woman of color hired as a TV series writer. The show follows five trans women in the New York ballroom scene in 1987. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/a1e2df2b-76ee-47c4-a450-025ab5c030ac/Kay.jpg Behind the Scenes - Kay Oyegun Writer, Producer, and Director Kay Oyegun is a Nigerian writer, known for her work writing for “This Is Us” and “Queen Sugar.” In 2021, she made her directorial debut in the “This is Us” episode titled “Birth Mother.” Oyegun wrote the script for an upcoming Paramount movie titled “Assisted Living,” which is set to star Cardi B in a leading role. Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/e5bdd9c3-f6b3-4dbd-9e3d-563cd6f7ec3e/200714-leon-prince-bythewood-tease_yyhlvo.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Gina Prince-Bythewood Film director and screenwriter. Gina Prince-Bythewood made her feature film directorial debut in 2000 with “Love & Basketball,” which earned her an Independent Spirit Award. She began her early career as a writer for television in the 1990s. One of her early projects, “CBS Schoolbreak Special,” earned her two Daytime Emmy nominations. Prince-Bythewood is also known for “Disappearing Acts,” “The Secret Life of Bees” and “Beyond the Lights.” She seeks to reflect the experiences of women of color in her work. She became the first Black woman to direct a major comic-book film when she directed “The Old Guard” in 2020. Prince-Bythewood’s 2022 film “The Woman King” earned her nominations for Best Director at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the British Academy Film Awards. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/cb036934-6ea9-4b63-9dd3-adf268778611/rimes.jpg Behind the Scenes - Shonda Rhimes Television Producer, Screenwriter, and Author Shonda Rhimes is known for creating “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” “How to get Away with Murder” and more. She started as the creator, head writer and executive producer, also known as the showrunner, of “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2005. She founded her own production company, Shondaland, which boasts titles like “Bridgerton,” “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” and “Inventing Anna.” In 2015, she published her memoir, “Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person.” As of 2023, Rhimes has a net worth of $250 million, making her one of the richest women entertainers in America. She has won a Golden Globe and has four Emmy nominations. Her other accolades include five NAACP Image Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards and more. Instagram Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e6d3a10a26c23e4c06ea4b/a85e7567-ca7a-456a-a76f-6e448400c830/Nzingha.jpeg Behind the Scenes - Nzingha Stewart Filmmaker, Director, Writer Nzingha Stewart began her career as a music video director, directing videos for artists like Missy Elliott, Eve and Keyshia Cole. She later became a producer of the 2010 drama film “For Colored Girls,” directed by Tyler Perry. Her directing credits include two Lifetime movies, “With This Ring” and “Love by the 10th Date.” Stewart’s first feature film was “Tall Girl,” which was released on Netflix in 2019. 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