Viola Davis to Play First Black Congresswoman in New Biopic
- 5 years ago
Viola Davis to Play First
Black Congresswoman
in New Biopic The 43-year-old actress
will play the title role in
‘The Fighting Shirley Chisholm.' The film is being produced
for Amazon by JuVee. Viola Davis, via 'The Hollywood Reporter' Chisholm was also the
first woman of any race
to run for president
from a major political party. She ran as a Democrat. The movie will tell Chisholm's
story as she became a civil rights
pioneer throughout the 1960s and '70s.
Black Congresswoman
in New Biopic The 43-year-old actress
will play the title role in
‘The Fighting Shirley Chisholm.' The film is being produced
for Amazon by JuVee. Viola Davis, via 'The Hollywood Reporter' Chisholm was also the
first woman of any race
to run for president
from a major political party. She ran as a Democrat. The movie will tell Chisholm's
story as she became a civil rights
pioneer throughout the 1960s and '70s.