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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 primarily African-American women working at The Pynk strip club in the Mississippi Delta under the femme non-binary proprietor Uncle Clifford Sayles. ''P-Valley'' stars Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and 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 ... [...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 on the Westside of Detroit, Michigan. His mother is African American and was raised in the south, and his father is Ghanaian. He wanted to pursue acting from a young age and studied 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-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 Angeles in 2014 to pursue television acting. Annan has appeared in ''Claws'', '' Shameless'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Thornton
Shannon Thornton (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress best known for her role as Keyshawn on the Starz series '' P-Valley'' (2020–present). She won a Gracie Allen Award and a Women's Image Network Award for her performance. Life and career Thornton was born and raised in Connecticut. She has modeled for Creme of Nature and other Black hair care products. Thornton's 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. In 2022, she appeared in Future's music video "Love You Better." In 2024, Thornton appeared in the erotic thriller film ''Mea Culpa'' and later played the lead in the romantic drama film ''Joy Ridge'', both directed by Tyler Perry. Filmography Film Television Music Videos Awards and nominations For '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elarica Johnson
Elarica Johnson (or Gallacher; born 21 August 1989) is a British actress and model. On television, she is known for her roles in the Starz drama ''P-Valley'' (2020–2022) and the Sky Atlantic fantasy series ''A Discovery of Witches'' (2018). Early life Johnson was born in London, United Kingdom. She attended the BRIT School and briefly considered becoming a singer. Career She began her career with roles in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2010) and the fantasy film ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (2009). Johnson had one of the main roles on Starz's drama television series ''P-Valley'' (2020–2022) for two seasons. She portrayed Autumn Night, a hurricane survivor who finds an abandoned suitcase and a wallet with an Identity document, ID that she starts using as her own. Autumn begins working at a strip club in Mississippi and has a PTSD from a past abusive relationship. Johnson departed the show after the second se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandee Evans
Brandee Evans is an American actress and former choreographer, best known for her leading role as Mercedes Woodbine 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 with the music video of California Gurls as "Bubblegum Girl". In 2020, Evans began starring as Mercedes Woodbine 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 ... [...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 (2020 TV series), Paradise Lost'' and the film ''Unexpected (2015 film), Unexpected''. She has also acted in ''Insecure (TV series), Insecure'', ''Love in the Time of Corona'', ''Atlanta (TV series), Atlanta'', and ''Detroiters (TV series), Detroiters''. She is best known for her portrayal of Wanda Bell on ''Snowfall (TV series), Snowfall'' (2018–2023). She is currently a main cast member on the Starz drama ''P-Valley''. Life and career Born Gail Mitchell, she was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Head (composer)
Matthew Head is an American composer and music producer. Life and career Head was born in Marietta, Georgia. He attended Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia, but dropped out and later landed a job at a small studio in Atlanta. His notable works as a music producer include the OWN series '' Greenleaf'', the Halle Berry and Lena Waithe produced ''Boomerang'' on BET, ''P-Valley'' on Starz, PBS and WETA's ''The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song'', Lifetime's '' Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia'', and '' Step Up: High Water'' season 2, for which he collaborated with Timbaland. Selected filmography As Composer Television Film As Music Producer * 2024 – ''The Piano Lesson'' * 2019-2022 – '' Step Up'' (20 Episodes) * 2021 – ''Queens'' (6 Episodes) * 2021 – '' Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia'' * 2020 – ''P-Valley ''P-Valley'' is an American drama television series created by Katori Hall. The series is an adaptation of Hall's play ''Pussy Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katori Hall
Katori Hall (born May 10, 1981) is an American playwright and screenwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. Hall's best known works include the hit television series ''P-Valley'', the Tony-nominated ''Tina (musical), 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, 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] |
Thomas Jones (American Football)
Thomas Quinn Jones (born August 19, 1978) is an American actor and former professional football player. He played as a running back for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Jones played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1999. He was selected 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 life Thomas was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Lepley
Tyler Lepley (born March 24, 1987) is an American actor who portrays 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 the summer of 2004, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco Omari
Morocco Omari (born May 7, 1975) is an American film, television, and theater actor, screenwriter, producer, and a director. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his role as Tariq in the Hip-Hop television drama series ''Empire'', '' Chicago Fire'' on NBC, ''Prison Break'', ''Homeland'' on Showtime, '' Malcolm & Eddie'', '' Early Edition'', '' NCIS'' on CBS; '' The Beast'', ''P-Valley'', and '' 24''. He also co-starred in ''Empire'' with Terrence Howard and Taraji Henson. Morocco's film credits also include '' 21 Bridges, Gun Hill'', '' Half Past Dead 2'', '' Kubuku Rides'', and ''Momentum''. His theater credits include ''Pipeline'', ''Intimate Apparel'', ''Knock Me a Kiss'', and ''Blues for an Alabama Sky''. Morocco directed ''Good Intentions'', ''(Mis) Leading Man'', and ''Mission Mom: Possible''. He wrote and produced the short film ''The Male Groupie''. Early life Morocco grew up on the West Side, Chicago. He says of his early life: "Looking back, I h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Sawyers
Parker Sawyers (born May 24, 1983) is an American actor. Career His first leading film role was starring as a young Barack Obama 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 Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion ... from 1989 to 1991, and James Sawyers, a teacher and administrator. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * Living people 1983 births 21st-century American male actors Actors from Indianapolis American emigrants to England Wabash College alumni American male film actors 21st-century Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
