Red Carpet Fab - "For Colored Girls"
"For Colored Girls" Movie Screening Red Carpet
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Janet Jackson - The pop legend and <i>For Colored Girls</i> actress channeled pure Hollywood glamour on her big night. “I’m finally living out my childhood dream,” Jackson said when asked about her newfound movie star status.
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Kerry Washington - The acclaimed actress, gorgeous in a Missoni dress and Armani clutch, is obviously taking her own beauty advice: “The more rest we have the better we feel and if you feel beautiful, you’ll look beautiful,” she said.
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Kimberly Elise - It’s hard not to love film star Elise, who plays Crystal in <i>For Colored Girls</i>. She always brings the drama, whether she’s strutting on a red carpet or stealing scenes in front of the camera.
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Anika Noni Rose - This hardworking Broadway star and Harlem resident adds a lot to the movie’s heavyweight cast. She even contributes a song to the soundtrack! There’s nothing like a performer who can multitask and look great at the same time.
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Phylicia Rashad - Tony-award winning actress Rashad, looking svelte and youthful, said working on this film was a great experience. “This particular group of women was amazing,” she told <i>Parlour</i> magazine. “Highly developed, highly skilled women, all of them!”
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Thandie Newton - The London-born actress (her mother is from Zimbabwe and her father is British) hit the carpet in an elegant Calvin Klein dress. Her starring role in <i>For Colored Girls</i> proves she’s as talented as she is stunning.
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Ciara - The “Ride” singer was celebrating her 25th birthday the night of the premiere, and she made it a point to dress up for the occasion. “I could’ve worn pumps with this dress, but we wanted to make it a little more young and fun,” she said about her hot Christian Louboutin leopard booties.
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Estelle - The British singer—who made a strong personal style statement in her Preen leather pants, Alexander McQueen jacket and Gusieppe Zanotti heels—contributed a track to the film’s soundtrack.
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Laura Izibor - BET’s red-hot Rising Icon performed two songs on <i>For Colored Girls: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.</i> The Dublin-born performer even got to sing alongside the legendary Nina Simone on a remake of her classic “Four Women.”
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Loretta Devine - The celebrated actress, showing off her playful style at the premiere, stars as Juanita, AKA “The Lady in Green.” She says, “The cast was brilliant…Tyler [Perry] did an incredible thing.”
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Tyler Perry - The film’s director and Man of the Hour says he was right at home working with the powerful group of women, having grown up with his mother and sisters. He added that his cast made him “sit back and enjoy the ride.”
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Macy Gray - The singer, who rocked a decidedly less outrageous look for the premiere, has a supporting role in the powerful film.
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Tessa Thompson - This up and coming L.A.-born actress looked sexy and sleek. In the film, she co-stars as Nyla, the troubled daughter of Whoopi Goldberg's character and the younger sister of Thandie's Newton's character.
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Montego Glover - The Tony-nominated actress and singer is not playing games in this sexy dress.
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Niecy Nash - The comedian and actress went with all black everything at the premiere. We all know her personality is colorful enough!
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Patti LaBelle - The legendary singer personified elegance on the red carpet.
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Roshumba Williams - Looking every bit the model that she is, Roshumba worked the carpet like a runway.
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Ruby Dee - This iconic actress looked timeless and regal. If only we could all age this gracefully.
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Vanessa Ferlito - The Italian-American actress was giving lots of attitude and style.
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Veronica Webb - The model, looking hot in red leather, tweeted about her night: “So elegant! The Ziegfeld Theater! Thandie! Whoppi! Excellence!”