I’m so pleased to read about colleague Emayatzy Corinealdi in the Los Angeles Times. I have long followed her career and watched her rise in the industry. Very proud to have met and encouraged her over the years…and now to congratulate her on her success.
PROUD OF YOU!
From L.A. Times
In the new film “Middle of Nowhere,” Emayatzy Corinealdi plays Ruby, an aspiring doctor who puts medical school on hold to spend hours commuting to and from the prison where her husband is serving an eight-year sentence, five with good behavior for his involvement in a nonviolent crime.
It’s an aspect of the incarceration story that’s rarely told — what happens to the loved ones of the convicted, the people existing in a state of suspended animation waiting for their lives to resume. The complexity of the role, Ruby’s self-sacrifice and increasing emotional isolation, was something Corinealdi had waited a long time to find.
The up-and-coming actress spent years turning down parts she felt lacked substance or stereotyped black women, either by how they dressed, acted or spoke.
“Moving here to L.A., it’s so easy to do everything that comes your way,” Corinealdi said at a lunch spot near her North Hollywood home. The 32-year-old attracted little attention on the street, despite her striking pixie haircut, prominent cheekbones and soulful brown eyes. “Making that choice may have extended my journey a bit, but when something as beautiful as this comes along, I believe there will be more of it, and that’s what I look forward to.”
Full story HERE.
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