While Deadwyler has certainly garnered significant recognition for her work on the big and small screens, acting is only a fraction of her work as a performer. I want to show that in any form or medium of work I do.” All this other stuff is nothing but a mere distraction. Women who have been marginalized by the greater world but say, ‘F-ck your marginality I am the center.’ Toni Morrison has always told us we are the center. You want to see someone shift you want to see the story take you from point A to point B. I look them dead in the eyes like, ‘What other people say is not what you are.’ You want to tell stories about people that you know that get to the visceral quality of who you are while understanding how people grow and change. Those are the people I found strength in - the folks the world says aren’t valuable. “Those women are integral to my understanding of the world. “Those are the women I grew up watching walk down the street,” Deadwyler tells ESSENCE. From Cuffee in The Harder They Fallto Yoli in P-Valley, these Black women and their stories have all been puzzle pieces in the foundation of Deadwyler’s life’s work. The film, helmed by Clemency director Chinonye Chukwu, is already getting awards buzz, which means a whirlwind is certainly on the horizon for Deadwyler.įor now, the Atlanta-born actress is reflecting on Maime’s story and the stories of every woman she’s embodied throughout her career. In the movie, Deadwyler stars as activist Mamie Till-Mobley, whose 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, was kidnapped and lynched in Money, Mississippi, in 1955. Just days before the debut of the highly-anticipated historical drama Till, the actress is enjoying a moment of calm. Black women are central to Danielle Deadwyler’s artistry.
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