American - Actress | December 16, 1961 -
'Feeling Good' is a peek into my life through song.
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I have a very interesting story to tell, and people always want to hear about it. They know I'm a 9/11 widow, and I always get comments on that and being an actor and raising my daughters by myself.
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I was born in St. Augustine, Florida. I lived there till I was about 13, and then my family moved to Connecticut. I finished school there, and then I went to college in Philadelphia and came to New York in '87. I wasn't finished with school - I left school to go on the road.
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It's still hard for me to think about Sept. 11 sometimes. I'm still angry. It's hard to watch my daughters, Celia and Zaya, grow up and know they'll never see their father. They'll always be 9/11 girls, and I wish I could shield them from that. Everyone has an immediate pity for them. It is a sad thing, but the girls are also so happy.
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I have a very strong connection with God, very strong sense of my faith.
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I am working on music and telling my personal story and sharing my talent on stage.
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I am an African-American woman of dark skin tone, and there are very specific roles that are usually given to African-American women of a darker hue. Let's start with 'Once on This Island': peasant girl. Let's go to 'The Color Purple': young girl, beaten. Let's go to 'Ragtime': Her baby's taken.
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That's capital L, small a - no space! - capital C, small h, a, n, z, e.
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When I make people laugh and I get to laugh, it does my spirit good.
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I'm an actress: I'm used to being independent, doing for myself.
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I always had a strong faith, and I always relied on God for a lot.
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What I always liked best about myself was my resilience, especially in this business with all the 'no's,' the doors closed in my face.
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