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The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 American drama film adapted from the 2001 novel of the same name by Sue Monk Kidd.Starring Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, and Paul Bettany, the film was written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Will Smith, with Jada Pinkett Smith as the executive producer.
The Secret Life of Bees is a novel by the American author Sue Monk Kidd. Set in 1964, it is a coming-of-age story about loss, betrayal, and the interracial landscape of the civil rights era of the American South. The book received critical acclaim and was a New York Times bestseller.
The Secret Life of Bees may refer to: The Secret Life of Bees, a 2001 novel by Sue Monk Kidd; The Secret Life of Bees, a 2008 film based on the novel; The ...
Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12, 1948) is an American writer from Sylvester, Georgia.She is best known for her historical novels, which frequently deal with themes of race, feminism, and religion and include The Secret Life of Bees [1] [2] and The Book of Longings.
The Secret Life of Bees is a stage musical with a book by Lynn Nottage, music by Duncan Sheik and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead.The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2019 to critical acclaim, winning the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, along with Best New Musical nominations from the Drama Desk Awards, Lucille Lortel Awards, and the Drama League Awards.
She played alongside Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Dakota Fanning as May Boatwright, a woman who struggles with depression, in the film The Secret Life of Bees (2008); opposite Sam Neill and Alice Krige as Sandra Laing in Skin (2009); and portrayed Winnie Mandela in the BBC drama Mrs. Mandela broadcast in January 2010. [17]
In 2008, he appeared alongside Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, and Dakota Fanning in The Secret Life of Bees, the film adaptation of the novel of the same name. [7] Soon after his run on The Wire , he attended an acting workshop at the Roundabout Theatre Company where he worked alongside actress, Phylicia Rashad in productions of Stockholm Brooklyn ...
Lamia began her acting career in New York City, where she appeared on Broadway [1] in Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! at Lincoln Center. [2] She soon moved on to television and film appearances, and is best known for her roles as Sherri Ward in The Fighter [3] with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, [4] Siobhan Miller in Law and Order: SVU, Carrie Schillinger in Oz, and as Poppy Downes in ...