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“Mahalia,” the Lifetime biopic produced by Robin Roberts and starring “Orange is the New Black’s” Danielle Brooks, tells the story of gospel and jazz singer Mahalia Jackson — but it doesn’t quite cover everything.Throughout her life, Jackson went from a “fish and bread singer” — e.g., traveling the South singing gospel music for little pay to make ends meet — to performing in front of sold-out, racially integrated audiences at Carnegie Hall and at former President John F.
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Danielle Brooks is getting a lot of love and praise for her portrayal of gospel songstress Mahalia Jackson in an upcoming biopic about the singer's life.
When the idea of making a biopic about Mahalia Jackson first came up, about half the members of Lifetime's Original Movies group hadn't heard of the gospel legend and civil rights leader — which, for that team, was a selling point. "We had been talking about women who have historically made impacts that no one talks about," says head of movies Tanya Lopez of the group's brainstorming sessions.
Robin Roberts had an incredible weekend reminiscing about her childhood with the help of her older sister Sally Ann Roberts.MORE: Robin Roberts jokes about negative living situation - and her co-stars reactThe Good Morning America star took to Instagram to share a bittersweet discovery, whereby her sister had discovered some special albums from their upbringing to play on their parents' old stereo.Sharing a photo of the sentimental record player and Mahalia Jackson records on Instagram, Robin
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Known to fans of “Orange Is the New Black” for portraying inmate Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson, actress Danielle Brooks is currently promoting her latest role, gospel music legend Mahalia Jackson in new Lifetime movie “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia”.
Also Read: 'Genius: Aretha': Why Aretha Franklin's Family Says They Won't Watch the SeriesBrooks told Forbes that once she was offered the role in “Mahalia,” she studied everything she could to make sure she nailed Jackson’s booming contralto voice. “I immediately started grabbing books and telling my team at the time that I was interested in seeing where this could go,” Brooks said.
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