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P-Valley
''P-Valley'' is an American drama television series created by Katori Hall. The series is an adaptation of Hall's play ''Pussy Valley'', and follows several people who work at a strip club in the Mississippi Delta. It stars Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Elarica Gallacher, Elarica Johnson. It premiered on Starz on July 12, 2020, and was renewed for a second season two weeks after its premiere. The second season premiered on June 3, 2022. In October 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. ''P-Valley'' has received critical acclaim and garnered nominations from the GLAAD Media Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, TCA Awards, and the NAACP Image Awards. Premise The series follows the lives of employees working at a strip club called The Pynk in the fictional city of Chucalissa, Mississippi. Cast Main * Brandee Evans as Mercedes Woodbine, a tough veteran stripper planning to leave The Pynk to open a dance gym * Nicco Annan as Uncle Clifford Sayles, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicco Annan
Nicco Annan is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for his portrayal of Uncle Clifford on the Starz drama series ''P-Valley'', an adaptation of the Katori Hall play ''Pussy Valley'', in which Annan originated the role. Early life and education Annan was raised in the North End area of Detroit, Michigan. His mother is African American and was raised in the Southern United States, south, and his father is Ghanaian. He wanted to pursue acting from a young age and studied Improvisational theatre, improv and theater from youth. When he was 17 he joined a dance troupe. Annan received his diploma from Cass Technical High School and studied theater at State University of New York at Purchase, State University of New York-Purchase, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Career After college, Annan was hired as the choreographer in residence at the Yale School of Drama. He also performed in theater productions on and off-Broadway. He moved to Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Thornton
Shannon Thornton (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress. Her first television acting role was on '' Blue Bloods'' in 2010. She also had recurring roles on ''Rise'', ''Dynasty'', and ''Power''. In 2020, she gained wider prominence as a lead cast member on the STARZ drama series ''P-Valley'', on which she portrays Keyshawn, a stripper in an abusive relationship. She won a 2021 Gracie Allen Award for Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama for her performance. In 2022, she appeared in Future's music video "Love You Better." Thornton was born and raised in Connecticut. She has modeled for Creme of Nature and other Black hair care products. Awards and nominations For ''P-Valley'' * 2021 – Winner, Gracie Allen Award The Gracie Awards are awards presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWM) in the United States, to celebrate and honor programming created for women, by women, and about women, as well as individuals who have made exemplary contr ..., Actress in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandee Evans
Brandee Evans (born June 2, 1985) is an American actress and former choreographer, best known for her leading role in the Starz drama series ''P-Valley''. Life and career Evans was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Her mother suffers from multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's. Before her acting career, she worked as a high school English teacher. She began her acting career playing supporting roles in films including ''Beyond the Lights'' (2014), and appearing on TV miniseries ''The New Edition Story'' and ''The Bobby Brown Story''. As a backup dancer, Evans appears with pop singer Katy Perry in 2010. In 2020, Evans began starring as Mercedes in the Starz drama series ''P-Valley''. She received positive reviews from critics for her performance. She was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Not to be confused with the Award for Outst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Bean
Gail Mitchell, known professionally as Gail Bean, is an American actress. Bean co-starred in the series '' Paradise Lost'' and the film '' Unexpected''. She has also acted in '' Insecure'', ''Love in the Time of Corona'', ''Atlanta'', and '' Detroiters''. She is best known for her portrayal of Wanda Bell on '' Snowfall'' (2018–present). She is also a cast member on ''P-Valley'''s second season. Life and career Born Gail Mitchell, she was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. She is the youngest of six and the only daughter amongst her parents' children. She first became interested in acting in a drama class she took while she was a student at Stephenson High School. Bean received her bachelor's degree from Valdosta State University, where she joined the sorority Delta Sigma Theta. She enrolled to study accounting but at the urging of one of her professors, she instead pursued acting. Mitchell adopted the stage name Gail Bean due to the nickname "Bean" that she went by as a high s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katori Hall
Katori Hall (born May 10, 1981) is an American playwright, screenwriter, producer, actress, and director from Memphis, Tennessee. Hall's best known works include the hit television series '' P-Valley'', the Tony-nominated '' Tina: The Tina Turner Musical'', and plays such as ''Hurt Village'', ''Our Lady of Kibeho'', ''Children of Killers'', ''The Mountaintop'', and '' The Hot Wing King'', for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Early life and education Hall's parents moved the family from Raleigh, North Carolina, to a predominantly white neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, when she was five years old. She graduated from Craigmont High School as the first Black valedictorian in the school's history, and received her bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 2003 with a major in African-American Studies and Creative Writing. As a student, she was a resident of John Jay Hall. Hall was initially a student in the theater department, where she took classes with fellow st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karena Evans
Karena Evans (born December 17, 1995) is a Canadian director and actress. She garnered recognition for directing the music videos for Drake's 2018 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart-topping singles, "God's Plan", "Nice for What", and "In My Feelings". Evans won the 2018 Much Music Video Award for Best Director and became the first woman to receive the Prism Prize's Lipsett Award for music video direction. Evans has acted in the television series '' Mary Kills People'' and had a starring role in the 2018 indie film ''Firecrackers'', which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2020, Evans directed the premiere episode for the Starz drama series ''P-Valley.'' She directed an episode of the fourth season of the FX crime drama ''Snowfall'', and she directed the first two episodes of the HBO Max ''Gossip Girl'' reboot''.'' Career Directing Evans began her career in the music industry as an intern for Director X. She was eventually signed as a director to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elarica Gallacher
Elarica Johnson (; born 21 August 1989) is an English actress and model, best known for playing Hailey (aka Autumn Night) in ''P-Valley.'' Johnson also starred in ''A Discovery of Witches'', in which she played Juliette Durand. She played Kylie in '' EastEnders'', a waitress at Surbiton station in ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', and Lula Landry in the 2017 series ''Strike''. Filmography Film *''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (2009) *''Chatroom'' (2010) *'' My Brother the Devil'' (2012) *'' The Forgotten'' (2014) *'' AfterDeath'' (2015) *'' How to Talk to Girls at Parties'' (2016) *'' Blade Runner 2049'' (2017) *'' Six Days of Sistine'' (2019) Television *''Fallout'' (2008) *'' EastEnders'' - Kylie (2010) *''Top Boy'' (2011) *'' Thirteen Steps Down'' (2012) * '' Jo - Season 1 Episode 2 - Pigalle (Jasmine)'' (2013) * The Delivery Man - Season 1 Episode 4 (Comfort Evans (2015) *'' Strike - The Cuckoo's Calling'' (2017) *''A Discovery of Witches'' (2018) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elarica Johnson
Elarica Johnson (; born 21 August 1989) is an English actress and model, best known for playing Hailey (aka Autumn Night) in ''P-Valley.'' Johnson also starred in ''A Discovery of Witches'', in which she played Juliette Durand. She played Kylie in '' EastEnders'', a waitress at Surbiton station in ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', and Lula Landry in the 2017 series ''Strike''. Filmography Film *''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (2009) *''Chatroom'' (2010) *''My Brother the Devil'' (2012) *'' The Forgotten'' (2014) *''AfterDeath'' (2015) *''How to Talk to Girls at Parties'' (2016) *'' Blade Runner 2049'' (2017) *'' Six Days of Sistine'' (2019) Television *''Fallout'' (2008) *'' EastEnders'' - Kylie (2010) *''Top Boy'' (2011) *'' Thirteen Steps Down'' (2012) * '' Jo - Season 1 Episode 2 - Pigalle (Jasmine)'' (2013) * The Delivery Man - Season 1 Episode 4 (Comfort Evans (2015) *'' Strike - The Cuckoo's Calling'' (2017) *''A Discovery of Witches'' (2018) *''P-V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Lepley
Tyler Lepley (born March 24, 1987) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Benjamin "Benny" Young on the Tyler Perry produced prime time soap opera '' The Haves and the Have Nots''; which is the first scripted television series to air on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Early life and education Lepley was born and raised in Philadelphia by his mother and stepfather, who has been in his life since the age of 6. Lepley is Italian on his mother's side and Jamaican on his biological father's side. Lepley revealed that he was teased as a child because he was the only biracial kid in his school. He graduated from Central Bucks High School West in Doylestown. Lepley did several sports including track, football, basketball, karate—as a young child—and boxing but focused more on football as he got older. Lepley played football in high school under the name Tyler Dinnis. In June 2003, he suffered an injury which nearly ended his football career and later underwent surgery. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jones (American Football)
Thomas Quinn Jones (born August 19, 1978) is an American actor and a former American football running back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Virginia. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals seventh overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in addition to the New York Jets, Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs. He retired among the top 25 leading rushers in NFL history (currently 26th, after LeSean McCoy passed him), and a member of the 10,000 rushing yards club. In September 2019 he was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020. In 2013, performing under the name Thomas Q. Jones due to the SAG-AFTRA's unique stage name requirements, he began an acting career. Among his credits are 2015's '' Straight Outta Compton'' and a recurring role in the ''Luke Cage'' series. Early years Thomas was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. His mother, Betty, worked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Sawyers
Parker Sawyers (born May 24, 1984) is an American actor. Career His first leading film role was starring as a young Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ... in '' Southside With You''. He is also featured in '' Don't Hang Up'' as Mr. Lee. He also stars as the Parisian jazz musician, Albert Fallou, in the BBC production '' World on Fire''. He is the son of Paula Parker-Sawyers (now Means), who was deputy mayor of Indianapolis from 1989 to 1991, and James Sawyers, a teacher and administrator. Filmography Film Television Video Games References External links * Living people 1984 births 21st-century American male actors African-American male actors People from Indianapolis American emigrants to England Wabash College alumni American male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"), is an American rapper and songwriter. Originally from Houston, Texas, she first garnered attention when videos of her freestyling became popular on social media platforms such as Instagram. Megan Thee Stallion signed to 300 Entertainment in 2018, where she released the mixtape ''Fever'' (2019) and the extended play '' Suga'' (2020), both of which reached the top ten of the ''Billboard'' 200. She released her debut studio album '' Good News'' (2020) to critical acclaim, appearing on several year-end best album lists. She earned her first and second number-one singles on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with the remix of her song " Savage" (featuring Beyoncé), and her feature on Cardi B's single "WAP"; the latter of which was her first number one in several other countries, as well as the ''Billboard'' Global 200 chart. In 2021, she was featured alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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