The Cast of 'Losing Isaiah': Where Are They Now?
A look back at the cast from this crack-era drama.
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Losing Isaiah (1995) - Ten years after the crack era hit urban America — devastating lives and families — Losing Isaiah hit movie theaters. About a legal battle, over a child, between his neglectful, crack addicted mom (Halle Berry) and a white social worker (Jessica Lange) who steps in as his new mom, the story touched a racial nerve about stereotypes and whites adopting Black children. Aside from the social drama, the film was Halle's first meaty role as an actress, proving to Hollywood she was more than just a pretty face. Released today in 1995, let's check out what the cast has been up to. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)
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Jessica Lange - Two-time Oscar-winning actress Jessica Lange was cast as social worker Margaret Lewin, who took in the abandoned, crack addicted baby, Isaiah. She starred in the hit bewitching series American Horror Story and will next be seen in the television series Feud as Joan Crawford.(Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
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Halle Berry - Playing the role of crack addicted mom Khaila Richards was familiar territory for Hollywood vet Halle Berry, who was cast as a basehead four years earlier in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever. In recent years, the Oscar-winning actress starred in her first prime-time TV show, Extant, and returned to the big screen for X-Men: Days of Future Past, Cloud Atlas and The Call. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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Marc John Jefferies - Then child actor Marc John Jefferies landed the role of Isaiah as a toddler. After his film debut, Jefferies became best known as the highly intelligent kid in the PeoplePC commerials. Since then, he's built a noteworthy big-screen career, starring in the cult classic B.I.G. biopic Notorious as well as hit cable series' Treme and POWER.(Photo: Derrick Salters/WENN.com)
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Samuel L. Jackson - The part of lawyer Kadar Lewis, who tries to help Khaila regain custody of her child, went to Samuel L. Jackson. The Oscar-nominated powerhouse is known as Hollywood's hardest working actor, averaging at least five films per year. Recently, Jackson has starred as Nick Fury in the latest Avengers franchise, and can currently be seen in Kong: Skull Island. (Photo: Michael Kovac/WireImage)
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Cuba Gooding Jr. - Cuba Gooding Jr. was cast as Eddie Hughes. Two years after starring in Losing Isaiah, Cuba won an Oscar for his memorable supporting role in Jerry Maguire. His recent projects include the box office hit Lee Daniel's The Butler and the drama The Book of Negroes, as well as portraying OJ Simpson in The People vs. OJ Simpson. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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David Strathairn - Actor David Strathairn played the part of Jessica Lange's hubby, Charles Lewin. A decade after this role, the Cali-raised actor landed an Oscar nod for playing legendary newsman Edward R. Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck and went on to star in Godzilla and Oliver's Deal. (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
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Regina Taylor - The part of Gussie went to actress Regina Taylor. Following her turn in Losing Isaiah, she found the bulk of her work on TV, landing in shows like The Education of Max Bickford and The Unit. Her last role was on the series Dig and will soon be seen on the show Saturday Church.(Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for NAACP)
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LaTanya Richardson - In the role of Caroline Jones, this was one of the few films actress LaTanya Richardson got to star with her hubby, Samuel L. Jackson. Outside the shadow of her husband, LaTanya has built a stellar acting career, starring in TV shows like Alley McBeal and 100 Centre Street as well as TV movies like Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and The Watsons Go to Birmingham. She starred along side Denzel Washington in the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun and on the TV series' Blue Bloods and Show Me a Hero. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)