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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: mother of Black Hollywood
    sub title: a memoir
  name:
    name part: Lewis, Jenifer
    name part: 1957-
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: filmography
  genre: biography
  genre: Biography.
  genre: Autobiographies.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2017
    copyright date: 2017
    edition: First edition.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  abstract: The star of "Black-ish" traces her journey from poverty to fame, sharing insights into her battles with undiagnosed mental illness and sex addiction while citing the support of loving friends and her philosophy about self-acceptance that enabled her success.
  abstract: "From her more than three hundred appearances for film and television, stage and cabaret, performing comedy or drama, as an unforgettable lead or a scene-stealing supporting character, Jenifer Lewis has established herself as one of the most respected, admired, talented, and versatile entertainers working today. This 'Mega Diva' and costar of the hit sitcom black-ish bares her soul in this touching and poignant--and at times side-splittingly hilarious--memoir of a Midwestern girl with a dream, whose journey took her from poverty to the big screen, and along the way earned her many accolades. With candor and warmth, Jenifer Lewis reveals the heart of a woman who lives life to the fullest. This multitalented 'force of nature' landed her first Broadway role within eleven days of her graduation from college and later earned the title 'Reigning Queen of High-Camp Cabaret.' In the audaciously honest voice that her fans adore, Jenifer describes her transition to Hollywood, with guest roles on hits like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Friends. Her movie Jackie's Back! became a cult favorite, and as the 'Mama' to characters portrayed by Whitney Houston, Tupac Shakur, Taraji P. Henson, and many more, Jenifer cemented her status as the 'Mother of Black Hollywood.' When an undiagnosed mental illness stymies Jenifer's career, culminating in a breakdown while filming The Temptations, her quest for wholeness becomes a harrowing and inspiring tale, including revelations of bipolar disorder. Written with no-holds-barred honesty and illustrated with more than forty color photographs, this gripping memoir is filled with insights gained through a unique life that offers a universal message: 'Love yourself so that love will not be a stranger when it comes.'"--Dust jacket flap.
  table of contents: Black-ish to greenish -- Shoulders back, titties first -- Don't tell Mama -- Dick diva -- Love versus Dreamgirls -- "Ma'am, are you a delegate?" -- A doll named "Killer" -- Hollywood not swinging -- Kinloch -- "It ain't that kind of call, motherfucker" -- Dismissing the diva -- Kicking down doors -- Jackie's back! -- Mother Courage -- On the back of a two-humped camel.
  note: Jenifer Lewis ; with Malaika Adero.
  note: "Career overview": pages 313-320.
  note: Includes filmography (pages 313-320).
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
    geographic code: n-us-ca
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Lewis, Jenifer
      name part: 1957-
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Lewis, Jenifer
      name part: 1957-
  subject:
    topic: African American actresses
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Actors
    geographic: United States
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Manic-depressive persons
    geographic: United States
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    geographic: Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
    topic: Personal Memoirs
  subject:
    topic: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
    topic: Entertainment & Performing Arts
  subject:
    topic: Actors
  subject:
    topic: African American actresses
  subject:
    topic: Manic-depressive persons
  subject:
    geographic: California
    geographic: Los Angeles
    geographic: Hollywood
  subject:
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: African Americans
    genre: Biography
  classification: PN2287.L434 A3 2017
  classification: 791.4302/8092 B
  identifier: 9780062410405
  identifier: 0062410407
  identifier: 9780062839190
  identifier: 0062839195
  identifier: 2017277165
  identifier: Harpercollins, 53 Glenmaura National Blvd Ste 300, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507-2132
  record info:
    record content source: YDX
    record creation date: 180525
    record change date: 20181116134531.0
    record identifier: in00004031107
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng