Be Conference 2021: “I had to really come to terms with that because I had been doing the opposite,” Oscar nominee says
Cynthia Erivo received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Harriet Tubman in 2019’s “Harriet” and was lauded for portraying the iconic Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s limited series “Genius: Aretha” — two historical figures who can certainly be described as strong Black women.
So it might surprise you to know the Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award winner decided early on in her acting career not to play the part of the “strong Black woman” — a decision she discussed with TheWrap’s editor in chief, Sharon Waxman, during TheWrap’s Be Conference 2021 on Wednesday.
“My acting teacher passed away recently. Her named was Dee Cannon, and she became a really good friend. She was the one that didn’t want me to shy away from who I was internally,...
Cynthia Erivo received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Harriet Tubman in 2019’s “Harriet” and was lauded for portraying the iconic Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s limited series “Genius: Aretha” — two historical figures who can certainly be described as strong Black women.
So it might surprise you to know the Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award winner decided early on in her acting career not to play the part of the “strong Black woman” — a decision she discussed with TheWrap’s editor in chief, Sharon Waxman, during TheWrap’s Be Conference 2021 on Wednesday.
“My acting teacher passed away recently. Her named was Dee Cannon, and she became a really good friend. She was the one that didn’t want me to shy away from who I was internally,...
- 5/12/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Dee Cannon, the British acting teacher who schooled the likes of Cynthia Erivo, Ben Whishaw, Colin Firth, Tom Hiddleston and Andrea Riseborough, died Sept. 28 of myeloma, her rep announced. She was 58.
A onetime student of Uta Hagen who spent 17 years as a senior acting teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Cannon also worked with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Simon Callow, James McArdle and Jason Momoa, among many others.
She recently supported directors as an on-set coach on the Netflix projects Jingle Jangle and The English Game and on the Hulu reboot of Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Cannon held masterclasses ...
A onetime student of Uta Hagen who spent 17 years as a senior acting teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Cannon also worked with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Simon Callow, James McArdle and Jason Momoa, among many others.
She recently supported directors as an on-set coach on the Netflix projects Jingle Jangle and The English Game and on the Hulu reboot of Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Cannon held masterclasses ...
- 10/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Dee Cannon, the British acting teacher who schooled the likes of Cynthia Erivo, Ben Whishaw, Colin Firth, Tom Hiddleston and Andrea Riseborough, died Sept. 28 of myeloma, her rep announced. She was 58.
A onetime student of Uta Hagen who spent 17 years as a senior acting teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Cannon also worked with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Simon Callow, James McArdle and Jason Momoa, among many others.
She recently supported directors as an on-set coach on the Netflix projects Jingle Jangle and The English Game and on the Hulu reboot of Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Cannon held masterclasses ...
A onetime student of Uta Hagen who spent 17 years as a senior acting teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Cannon also worked with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Simon Callow, James McArdle and Jason Momoa, among many others.
She recently supported directors as an on-set coach on the Netflix projects Jingle Jangle and The English Game and on the Hulu reboot of Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Cannon held masterclasses ...
- 10/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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