In a recent interview with the Huffington Post, Loretta made it clear that it’s a bumpy ride for women of color in Hollywood.
Here’s an excerpt of the interview:
“There are a lot of diverse independent films that get made, and they end up going straight to DVD. A-List movies are different,” Devine explained.
“If you’re a black woman, you have to have an Oscar or have been nominated for an Oscar to get into an A-List film.”
Devine, who currently stars on the hit NBC sitcom “The Carmichael Show,” says she’s happy about the current influx of black woman on television like Kerry Washington, Viola Davis, and Gabrielle Union, even though she feels like she’s missing out: “If you’re a black woman in your 20s or 30s, you can be a leading lady.”
At 66, Devine has spoken candidly in the past about her dream of playing the lead in a romantic comedy, but her aspirations don’t end there. “Sometimes I think, oooh, I’d love to be in the Marvel movies, because those characters are so incredible. Like what Leslie Uggams got to do with Deadpool — that was amazing.”
I love this lady.
Hmm the Oscar comment seems true. But the reverse is sometimes it can hurt a black woman’s career too.
Halle Berry anyone? After she won, things just went downhill for her.
Well we can’t solve the diversity issue until we have more black writers and black directors. It is what it is.