Variety Magazine reports that FAMU grad Anika Noni Rose, who most recently won acclaim as Lorrell in the screen version of Dreamgirls, has been cast in the Anthony Minghella telefilm "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency."The telefilm will star musician and actress Jill Scott, and also feature theatre veterans David Oyelowo (HBO's "As You Like It," The Last King of Scotland; CSC's Prometheus Bound), Tony Award-winner Winston Ntshona (Sizwe Banzi is Dead, The Island), and Tony Award-winner John Kani (Sizwe Banzi is Dead, The Island), as well as Lucian Msamati, Idris Elba (HBO's the WIRE) and Colin Salmon.
"The bestselling 'Ladies' books by Alexander McCall Smith centers on Precious Ramotswe (Scott), proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in the African nation of Botswana. She sleuths, helps people solve problems and falls for the respectable owner of a local garage," as described in the article. Rose will play Mma Makutsi, Precious' secretary. Shooting will begin on Monday in Botswana, which is investing $5 million in the production. The Southern African country will be hosting an entire film shoot for the first time in its history.
"Africa for the first time will be shown in its true warmth and welcoming spirit," said minster of environment, wildlife and tourism, Onkokame Kitso Mokaila.
Rose won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway musical Caroline, or Change.
Rose makes Disney history
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ReplyDeleteYou go girl!
ReplyDeletesorry ... but those tan lines look sooooo sexy.
ReplyDeleteBACK TO TOPIC --- BIG UPS and good success with the NEW PROJECT ... with hopes o'f seeing MORE OF HER on the "tele
Anika needs to come back to the Hill for homecoming more often. There are some eligible FAMU bachelor's who'd love to meet a dynamic, beautiful, lady Rattler starlette.
ReplyDeleteOne time for the Essenital Theatre!
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ReplyDeleteAnika needs to come back to the Hill for homecoming more often. There are some eligible FAMU bachelor's who'd love to meet a dynamic, beautiful, lady Rattler starlette.
7/05/2007 5:07 PM
More often? How about come back..period!
She told Tom Joyner on his show a few months ago, that she hasn't been back since she graduated and her response to another question was " I couldn't away from there fast enough"
Tom, as some of you may know, is a huge advocate of HBCUs. Well Sybil knew she was a FAMU grad but Tom didn't. Well when he found out from Sybil(on the air) that Ms. Rose was a Rattler, he wanted to talk about it. And guess who didn't...bingo!
She gets no more love from me...
oopsss..."get away fast enough"
ReplyDeleteNone of us can wait to get out, but we still love FAMU.
ReplyDeleteYes those tan lines make her look extremely yummy.
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