Shirley cast

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Shirley

Upcoming film by John Ridley

1.

Regina King

American actress and director (born 1971)

Role: Shirley Chisholm, producer

Age at the time: 53

Overview: Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019 ...

Date of birth: 15 January 1971

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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American sitcom actresses 544T

American women television directors 309T

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female winners 35T
2.

Lance Reddick

American actor (1962–2023)

Role: Wesley McDonald 'Mac' Holder, in loving memory of

Overview: Lance Reddick (June 7, 1962 – March 17, 2023) was an American actor and musician. He was best known for playing Cedric Daniels in The Wire (2002–2008), Phillip Broyles in Fringe (2008–2013), and Chief ...

Date of birth: 31 December 1962

Date of death: 17 March 2023

Age: 60 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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2023 deaths 1,766T

21st-century African-American people 10,952T

20th-century African-American people 12,434T
3.

Terrence Howard

American actor (born 1969)

Role: Arthur Hardwick Jr.

Age at the time: 55

Overview: Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor, rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland's Opus ...

Date of birth: 11 March 1969

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Mira Pak Howard (Engaged)

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21st-century African-American musicians 1,352T

21st-century American male musicians 5,606T

21st-century African-American people 4,982T
4.

Lucas Hedges

American actor

Role: Robert Gottlieb

Age at the time: 27

Overview: Lucas Hedges (born December 12, 1996) is an American actor. Born to the filmmaker Peter Hedges, he studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Date of birth: 12 December 1996

Age: 28

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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People from Cobble Hill, Brooklyn 10T

People from Brooklyn Heights 77T

Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) alumni 47T
5.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

American actor and singer

Role: Stanley Townsend

Age at the time: 66

Overview: Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957) is an American actor and singer. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theatre since the 1990s. He won the Tony ...

Date of birth: 31 October 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Broadway actors 482T

American Theater Hall of Fame inductees 561T

Male actors from Seattle, Washington 73T
6.

André Holland

American actor

Role: Walter Fauntroy

Age at the time: 44

Overview: André Holland (born December 28, 1979) is an American actor, widely known for his 2016 performance as Kevin in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight.

Date of birth: 28 December 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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21st-century African-American people 11,016T

20th-century African-American people 12,510T

Male actors from Alabama 52T
7.

Dorian Missick

American actor

Role: Ron Dellums

Age at the time: 48

Overview: Dorian Crossmond Missick (born January 15, 1976) is an American actor, known for his role as Damian in the television series Six Degrees and for voicing Victor Vance in the video game Grand Theft Auto: ...

Date of birth: 15 January 1976

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Partner: Simone Missick (Married)

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Actors from East Orange, New Jersey 17T

Male actors from New York City 1,913T

Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state) 133T
8.

Reina King

American actor

Role: Muriel St. Hill, producer

Age at the time: 48

Overview: Reina King (born April 11, 1975) is an American former film and television actress. She began her acting career with the role of Carolyn Williams (1985–1986), the foster child of Roger "Raj" and Nadine ...

Date of birth: 11 April 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Actresses from Los Angeles 1,304T

20th-century American actresses 6,858T

American child actresses 1,759T
9.

Amirah Vann

American actress

Role: Diahann Caroll

Age at the time: 43

Overview: Amirah Vann (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing attorney Tegan Price in How to Get Away with Murder.

Date of birth: 24 June 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Patrick Oyeku (Married)

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People from Queens, New York 1,185T

African-American actresses 1,087T

American television actresses 7,677T
10.

W. Earl Brown

American actor

Role: George Wallace

Age at the time: 60

Overview: William Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Kenny in the film Scream (1996), Warren in ...

Date of birth: 7 September 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Carrie Pascall (Married)

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Male actors from Kentucky 98T

American male video game actors 798T

20th-century American male actors 8,672T
11.

Brad James

American television actor (born 1978)

Role: Huey Newton

Age at the time: 42

Overview: Brad James (born July 7, 1978) is an American actor. James is best known for his role as Todd in the sitcom Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse.

Date of birth: 7 July 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Keshia Knight Pulliam (Married)

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21st-century African-American people 5,280T

20th-century African-American people 6,212T

African-American male actors 1,473T
12.

Ken Strunk

Role: Congressman McCormack

Gender: Male

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13.

Mike Seely

Role: Sweeney

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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14.

Robert Craighead

American, Actor

Role: Jones

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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15.

Chet Grissom

Role: Russ

Age at the time: 59

Date of birth: 27 January 1965

Age: 60

Gender: Male

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16.

Michael Petrone

American, Actor

Role: Chuck

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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17.

Aaron Coleman

American, Actor

Role: Reverend

Age at the time: 58

Date of birth: 18 March 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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18.

Rodney J. Hobbs

American, Actor

Role: Lewis

Age at the time: 51

Date of birth: 21 April 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Freda C. Hobbs (Married)

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19.

Sinan Ahmed

American, Actor

Role: 70s Protestor

Age at the time: 23

Date of birth: 13 February 2001

Age: 24

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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20.

Michael Cherrie

Role: Conrad Chisholm

Gender: Male

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