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‘The Holdovers’ Da’Vine Joy Randolph: “We Can Tell Universal Stories In Black And Brown Bodies,”; This Is “A Love Letter To Black Women” – Oscars Backstage
'The Holdovers' Da'Vine Joy Randolph: "We Can Tell Universal Stories In Black And Brown Bodies"
“This is a love letter to Black women,” Da’Vine Joy Randolph said backstage at the Academy Awards, having just collected her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Holdovers. In the Alexander Payne-directed The Holdovers, Randolph stars as Mary, a cook in an East Coast boarding school. I did a lot of research and did little subliminal messages, if you will, with hairdos and details and accessories beyond the glasses, giving homage to women—from the Jeffersons; Phyllis Hyman… I felt like it was a love letter back to black women.”
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