NEW YORK (AP) — Many viewers will come to the HBO biopic “Bessie” with scant knowledge of its subject, blues legend Bessie Smith. But in the title role, Queen Latifah schools you with a bruising ...

*Queen Latifah is no longer gracing the airwaves with her daily talk show, but she will be back on the small screen shortly. If you haven’t heard, Lafifah is bringing blues pioneer Bessie Smith back ...

The HBO film BESSIE is scheduled to debut SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO. This marks a return to the network for Oscar® nominee Queen Latifah following her Golden Globe- and SAG ...

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Queen Latifah just took home the Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for her role in HBO’s Bessie. “I’m in shock right now,” ...

*Queen Latifah will vie for her first Emmy Award next month. The actress is nominated for her lead performance in the HBO film “Bessie,” but her portrayal of blues legend Bessie Smith has already had ...