Over the course of her meteoric rise in Hollywood, Kerry has proved to be a versatile thespian by virtue of an impressive list of credits that includes memorable performances in “Mother and Child,” “Night Catches Us,” “For Colored Girls” and “The Last King of Scotland.” She has also co-starred in “Fantastic Four” and its sequel, “Rise of the Silver Surfer,” “Miracle at St. Anna,” “She Hate Me,” and “Save the Last Dance.”

Norris has interviewed American presidents, world leaders, Oscar winners and even astronauts traveling in outer space. In her recent memoir, “The Grace of Silence,” she uses her investigative skills to uncover family secrets that raise questions about her racial legacy and shed new light on America’s complicated racial history.

During segregation, it was illegal, for example, for Black motorists to pass White motorists on the highway, no matter how slow the White motorist was going.

Octavia Spencer from the HELP wins.

That difficult dilemma is the raison d’etre of “Good Deeds,” the latest modern morality play written by, directed by and starring Tyler Perry. Avoiding his usual staples of comic relief courtesy of Madea and clownish support characters, Perry presents this sober soap opera in straightforward fashion.

When I heard the word that Whitney Houston had died, I thought about that first day in 1985, her whole life was ahead of her. I never would have imagined it would have ended like this. Then I remembered – I had a picture!