HBO wants Actress Gabourey Sidibe to portray Nell Carter in TV Biopic

[TMC]

http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php?t=735808

Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe has reportedly been approached to portray late singer/actress Nell Carter in a new 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.

[MrCleveland]

I wonder who'll play Dolph Sweet?

[Wawwie]

Originally Posted by MrCleveland

I wonder who'll play Dolph Sweet?

I think Brian Dennehy could do a good job as Dolph Sweet.

[70s show watcher]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

I think Brian Dennehy could do a good job as Dolph Sweet.

I think so too

[Smartboy]

Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

I think so too

I am responding to this post simply because of how recent your comment was. I am thinking that you might still be at your computer and might want to correspond about this show, some other shows that are represented on this site or light in general. I plan on coming back in a short while to see if you have posted anything new.

[Wawwie]

Originally Posted by Smartboy

I am responding to this post simply because of how recent your comment was. I am thinking that you might still be at your computer and might want to correspond about this show, some other shows that are represented on this site or light in general. I plan on coming back in a short while to see if you have posted anything new.

So what do you think of Brian Dennehy portraying the chief?

[TMC]

Am I the only one who thinks that Jill Scott would perhaps be a more suitable choice to play Nell Carter in a hypothetical biopic?

[king of comedy]

Who is Jill Scott?

[JR1]

^an R&B singer and actress. Or, was that just a play on her debut-album title?