OITNB star thedanieb will play gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in an upcoming lifetimetv movie.
. This marks a reunion between Brooks and Leon since they last worked together in the 2019 theater production of aims to explore Jackson's journey from a young singer in New Orleans, Louisiana, to becoming a revered gospel figure in the U.S. and her music becoming integral during the civil rights movement.
Kennedy's inaugural ball. A civil rights activist, Jackson performed at several rallies, including the 1963's March on Washington alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in "hopes that her music would encourage and inspire racial equality," according to Lifetime's synopsis of the film.She also made her Broadway debut in the 2015 revival of earning a Tony nomination and winning a GRAMMY for the cast album.
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