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Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend.Starring Beyoncé Knowles in her debut acting role (predating her theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember) along with Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston (who had previously worked with Townsend on The ...
The word hip hopera is a portmanteau of hip hop and opera.An early use of the phrase was a 1994 album of that name by Volume 10 (although not a concept album). The first dramatic production to use the term was a 2001 telefilm by MTV, titled Carmen: A Hip Hopera.
Her acting debut came in 2001 in Robert Townsend's film Carmen: A Hip Hopera, in which she portrayed one of Carmen’s best friends opposite Beyoncé and Mekhi Phifer. [20] After a small role in the action comedy Showtime (2002), she made her big breakthrough in Denzel Washington's directorial debut, Antwone Fisher (2002). [21]
She began her acting career with MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera in 2001, followed by her hilarious turn as Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember.
It includes 2001 films that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. ... Carmen: A Hip Hopera; Choturtha Matra; Christy ...
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Townsend directed the 2001 TV movie, Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story for which Cole won the NAACP Image Award as Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Townsend also directed two television movies in 2001 and 2002 respectively, Carmen: A Hip Hopera and 10,000 Black Men Named George.
It includes 2001 films that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for musical films released in the year 2001 . It does not include unreleased films.