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Tyler Perry on Directing Oprah Winfrey for the First Time in ‘The Six Triple Eight’: ‘I Wanted to Find Something Worthy of Her’
Tyler Perry explains why 'The Six Triple Eight' marks the first time he's directed Oprah Winfrey.
The 855 women of the “Six Triple Eight,” as they were known, contributed to the war effort in a critical way — by sorting through a three-year backlog of mail (17 million pieces of it) and dramatically improving morale. Kerry Washington stars as the troop’s commander Major Charity Adams, while Winfrey portrays famed activist, educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune, who was influential in the Roosevelt Administration and advocated for Black women in the armed forces. At “The Six Triple Eight’s” red carpet premiere on Tuesday evening, Variety caught up with Winfrey and asked about Perry’s perception that she wouldn’t be interested in shooting the breeze with Madea.
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