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Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dreamgirl 英文原版

内容简介

YoumaythinkthatSherylLeeRalphearnedalegionofdevotedfansandthetitleofUltimateDivabybeingastarofBroadway,film,andtelevision,butSherylLeebelievesaDivaissomethingfarmorespecial.?ADivalovesthewomansheseesinthemirror.?ADivaownshertalentandherstrength.?ADivaknowsthefirststepontheroadtofameisrespectingherself.SHERYLLEERALPH’SsuperstarperformanceastheoriginalDeenainBroadway’sgroundbreakingmusicalDreamgirlsdidn’thappenovernight.FirstcameagruelingHollywoodapprenticeship,whererolesforyoungblackwomenatthetimewereoftenoffensiveanddemeaning.SherylLee,however,heldstubbornlytothevaluesofhermotherandgrandmother:shewouldn’ttakeanypartshecouldn’tbeproudof.EvenafterjoiningDreamgirls—whereshehelpedcreatearolethatgrewfromherownlifestory—shewouldinvestyearsofsweatandtearsbeforetheplayfinallyopenedtoinstantacclaim.Inthesehighlypersonalreflections,SherylLeeRalphrevealshertakeonhersupposedfeudswithDianaRossandJenniferHolliday,onauditioningforSidneyPoitier,onwhysheexitedsocontroversiallyfromtheTVseriesMoesha,andhowshesignedawayherrightstoDreamgirlsforadollar.Sheusesherlifestorytoillustratehervision:black,white,oranyothercoloroftherainbow,atrueDivaisapersonofstrength,character,andabeautythatradiatesfromwithin.Notjustamemoir,RedefiningDivawillinspireeverywoman(andman)whoreadsittoexaminethepotentialintheirownlife.

作者简介

OriginalDREAMGIRL,SherylLeeRalphisanacclaimedveteranoffilm,televisionandtheBroadwaystage.HerawardwinningbodyofworkincludescreatingandoriginatingtheroleofDeenaJonesonBroadwayinthelandmarkmusicalDreamgirls,whichearnedherbothaTonyandDramaDeskAwardNominationforBestActress.Ontelevision,SherylLeehasstarredinIt'saLiving,herownseriesNewAttitude,theGeorgeForemanseriesGeorgeandinthehitcomedyDesigningWomen.ShewasalsovotedoneofTV'sFavoriteMomsforherportrayalofstepmomDeeonthenumber-oneratedtelevisionseriesMoesha.HerextensivefilmcreditsincludeSisterActIIwithWhoopiGoldberg,TheFlintstoneswithRosieO'Donell,TheMightyQuinnwithDenzelWashington,MistresswithRobertDeNiro,andEddieMurphy'sDistinguishedGentleman.SherylLee'sperformancewithDannyGloverinToSleepwithAngerwonhertheIndependentSpiritAwardforBestSupportingActress.Motheroftwo,SherylLeeRalphloveseverymomentofraisingherchildren.RecentlymarriedtoStateSenatorVincentHughesofPennsylvaniainwhatEntertainmentTonightcalled,"Themostelegantandromanticweddingofthesummer!"sheacknowledgesthatloveisthegreatestgifttobegivenandshared.

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