A tribute to all the actors and actresses who have brought legends back to life through films.
Biopic Brothers and Sisters was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
1. Toni Braxton
OWN announced that Toni Braxton is set to star as Darlene Love in the network’s first scripted TV film “My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story.”
2. Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson as Winnie Mandela in Winnie
3. Will Smith
Will Smith as Muhammad Ali in Ali
4. Beyonce
Beyonce as Etta James in Cadillac Records
5. Andre 3000
Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix
6. Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone
7. Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in What’s Love Got To Do With It and Coretta Scott King in Coretta and Betty.
8. Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in 42 and James Brown
9. Charlayne Woodard
Charlayne Woodard as Gail Devers in Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
10. Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Ben Carson and James Robert Kennedy
11. Derek Luke
Derek Luke as Antwone Fisher
12. Dorian Harewood
Dorian Harewood as Jesse Owens The Jesse Owens Story
13. Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker as Eugene Allen in The Butler
14. Imani Hakim
Imani Hakim as Gabby Douglas (ages 14-16) in The Gabby Douglas Story
15. Jamal Woolard
Jamal Woolard as Christopher “Biggie” Wallace in Notorious
16. Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright as Martin Luther King, Jr.
17. Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker in the Josephine Baker Story
18. Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige as Betty Shabazz in Coretta and Betty
19. Michael B. Jordan
Michael B. Jordan as Oscar Grant in Fruitvale Station
20. Quinton Aaron
Quinton Aaron in the Blind SIde
21. Shirley Jo Finney
Shirley Jo Finney as Wilma Rudolph in Wilma
22. Sydney Mikayla
Sydney Mikayla as Gabby Douglas (age: 7-12) in The Gabby Douglas Story
23. Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard as James ‘Jim’ Ellis in Pride
24. Diana Ross
Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues
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