Thursday, December 27, 2018

Biopic: "The Fighting Shirley Chisholm"

ENTERTAINMENT
11/29/2018 05:52 pm ET

Viola Davis To Play First Black Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm In Amazon Biopic

The actress is set to produce and star in “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” a film about the trailblazing political figure.
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By Cole Delbyck

Viola Davis, seen here at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards and Summit in November, is set to play Shirley Chishol
Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Viola Davis, seen here at Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards and Summit in November, is set to play Shirley Chisholm in an upcoming Amazon movie.
With “Widows” in theaters, “How to Get Away With Murder” chugging along nicely and a potential Oscar season on the horizon, Viola Davis is booked and busy. 
And now she might have to make extra room on her trophy shelf, as she’s set to produce and star in the historical drama “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm” for Amazon Studios about the trailblazing political icon, according to Deadline.

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