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08-18-2014, 02:33 AM
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Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe has reportedly been approached to portray late singer/actress Nell Carter in a new TV biopic (http://warmjello.com/hbo-wants-actress-gabourey-sidibe-to-portray-nell-carter-in-tv-biopic/).
Sidibe, who was nominated for Academy Award for her role in ‘Precious,’ is said to be HBO network bosses top choice to bring actress Nell Carter’s life to the small screen in a planned movie.
Carter’s biopic will include the years from 1981 to 1987 during which she starred in the hit sitcom ‘Gimme A Break!,’ but also her darker times that include cocaine addiction, her 2 divorces, her bisexuality and her many health problems, which led to her death from heart disease complicated by diabetes in 2003, according to the National Enquirer.
Reportedly, “Nell was excellent at physical comedy and could deliver a quip with drop-dead hilarity – and she had a stunning voice. Gabby has some pretty good pipes of her own.”
Official details about the project have yet to be announced.
In 1978, Nell Carter was cast as Effie White in the Broadway musical ‘Dreamgirls,’ but quit the production during development to take a television role on the ABC soap opera, ‘Ryan’s Hope’ in New York. When Dreamgirls premiered in late 1981, Jennifer Holliday had taken over the lead.
Carter also took a role on television’s ‘The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo,’ before landing a steady role as Nell Harper on ‘Gimme a Break!,’ for which she earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations.
Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe has reportedly been approached to portray late singer/actress Nell Carter in a new TV biopic (http://warmjello.com/hbo-wants-actress-gabourey-sidibe-to-portray-nell-carter-in-tv-biopic/).
Sidibe, who was nominated for Academy Award for her role in ‘Precious,’ is said to be HBO network bosses top choice to bring actress Nell Carter’s life to the small screen in a planned movie.
Carter’s biopic will include the years from 1981 to 1987 during which she starred in the hit sitcom ‘Gimme A Break!,’ but also her darker times that include cocaine addiction, her 2 divorces, her bisexuality and her many health problems, which led to her death from heart disease complicated by diabetes in 2003, according to the National Enquirer.
Reportedly, “Nell was excellent at physical comedy and could deliver a quip with drop-dead hilarity – and she had a stunning voice. Gabby has some pretty good pipes of her own.”
Official details about the project have yet to be announced.
In 1978, Nell Carter was cast as Effie White in the Broadway musical ‘Dreamgirls,’ but quit the production during development to take a television role on the ABC soap opera, ‘Ryan’s Hope’ in New York. When Dreamgirls premiered in late 1981, Jennifer Holliday had taken over the lead.
Carter also took a role on television’s ‘The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo,’ before landing a steady role as Nell Harper on ‘Gimme a Break!,’ for which she earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations.