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12-16-2020, 05:01 AM
https://www.nickiswift.com/296237/why-jackee-harry-almost-turned-down-sister-sister/
Jackée Harry will always be revered for her role as Lisa Landry on*Sister, Sister, but she was actually hesitant to take on the now iconic role. In December 2020, Harry recalled to*Entertainment Tonight, "I had to test for it, I didn't want to do it, I didn't wanna be a mom, I didn't." The actress admitted that she thought to herself "That's the end of my career,"*explaining that "in those days ... it was like, your career is over, which is true back in the day." She confessed that she "never thought people would like" her in that role, which proved to be*far*from true.*
Eventually, her worries dissipated. Harry recalled, "... [A]s we started doing it, I got very comfortable with it, and now I can be a grandmother, whatever, you have to transition. You can't just say, 'I'll do it because I'm an actor,' and then go home and be like, 'I don't wanna be a grandmother.' But I'm a grandma now, and I'm loving that in real life."
In 2019, she shared similar sentiments with*Bustle, admitting, "I was kicking and fighting and screaming because I had come from doing sexy parts and now, I was playing a mother!" While her hesitation was understandable considering patterns in the entertainment history, she*clearly*made the right choice when she decided to play Lisa Landry.
Read More: https://www.nickiswift.com/296237/why-jackee-harry-almost-turned-down-sister-sister/?utm_campaign=clip
Jackée Harry will always be revered for her role as Lisa Landry on*Sister, Sister, but she was actually hesitant to take on the now iconic role. In December 2020, Harry recalled to*Entertainment Tonight, "I had to test for it, I didn't want to do it, I didn't wanna be a mom, I didn't." The actress admitted that she thought to herself "That's the end of my career,"*explaining that "in those days ... it was like, your career is over, which is true back in the day." She confessed that she "never thought people would like" her in that role, which proved to be*far*from true.*
Eventually, her worries dissipated. Harry recalled, "... [A]s we started doing it, I got very comfortable with it, and now I can be a grandmother, whatever, you have to transition. You can't just say, 'I'll do it because I'm an actor,' and then go home and be like, 'I don't wanna be a grandmother.' But I'm a grandma now, and I'm loving that in real life."
In 2019, she shared similar sentiments with*Bustle, admitting, "I was kicking and fighting and screaming because I had come from doing sexy parts and now, I was playing a mother!" While her hesitation was understandable considering patterns in the entertainment history, she*clearly*made the right choice when she decided to play Lisa Landry.
Read More: https://www.nickiswift.com/296237/why-jackee-harry-almost-turned-down-sister-sister/?utm_campaign=clip