Lizan Mitchell

Acting

Lizan Mitchell

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The Human StainThe Human Stain · 2003
The Human Stain
6.02003
MovieDramaRomance
Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.
DetroitDetroit · 2017
Detroit
7.22017
MovieDramaThriller
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
We'll Never Have ParisWe'll Never Have Paris · 2014
We'll Never Have Paris
4.82014
MovieComedyRomance
Quinn, a neurotic man, is diagnosed with a harmless eye condition and soon after his life spirals out of control. He second-guesses his plans to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Devon, after his beautiful coworker, Kelsey, confesses that she has a crush on him. After a conversation with his best friend, Jameson, he clumsily tries to explain his doubts to Devon, but his possible proposal turns into a break-up. When Devon flees to Paris, he follows her in a last-ditch effort to win back "the one."
The Preacher's WifeThe Preacher's Wife · 1996
The Preacher's Wife
5.81996
MovieFamilyFantasy
Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
Monsters and MenMonsters and Men · 2018
Monsters and Men
5.82018
MovieDramaCrime
After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.
Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightMuhammad Ali's Greatest Fight · 2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
6.42013
MovieDramaTV Movie
Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land.
Brother to BrotherBrother to Brother · 2004
Brother to Brother
5.52004
MovieDrama
A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years · 1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
7.31999
MovieHistoryDrama
Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal bishop, who was born a slave, and a woman with an inter-racial background. With the support of each other and their family, they survived encounters with racism and sexism in their own different ways. Sadie quietly and sweetly broke barriers to become the first African-American home-ec teacher in New York City, while Bessie, with her own brand of outspokenness, became the second African-American dentist in New York City. At the ages of 103 and 101, they told their story to Amy Hill Hearth, a white New York Times reporter who published an article about them. The overwhelming response launched a bestselling book, a Broadway play, and this film.

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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years · 1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
7.31999
MovieHistoryDrama
Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal bishop, who was born a slave, and a woman with an inter-racial background. With the support of each other and their family, they survived encounters with racism and sexism in their own different ways. Sadie quietly and sweetly broke barriers to become the first African-American home-ec teacher in New York City, while Bessie, with her own brand of outspokenness, became the second African-American dentist in New York City. At the ages of 103 and 101, they told their story to Amy Hill Hearth, a white New York Times reporter who published an article about them. The overwhelming response launched a bestselling book, a Broadway play, and this film.

Actress playing Bessie on Broadway