
Vanessa Bell Calloway is back on TV and giving Jada Pinkett Smith‘s character on the TNT drama series ‘HawthoRNe‘ a run for her money.
While she’s done numerous film and TV roles, many fans will remember the Cleveland native from her roles in films such as ‘Coming to America‘ as Eddie Murphy‘s bride-to-be, ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It‘ with Angela Bassett and ‘Biker Boyz‘ with Laurence Fishburne.
I was so into “HawthoRNe” last season but just can’t seem to get into the new season, and catching a glimpse of Vanessa’s attitude toward Jada, sends a reminder to me to try and catch this series.
Vanessa Bell Calloway is glad to be back on TV and said; “It’s a fun show”. “I like the writing”. “I like the cast”. “Working with Jada has been really fun”. “You’ve got an African-American female who’s the head of the cast”. “We don’t have that on TV”. “I’m trying to think is there any other show where there’s a black female lead?” “I don’t think so”.
Bell Calloway continued: “Being an African-American woman when you get the opportunities you have to be grateful and you have to make the most of it and just believe that others will come around. I believe in what I do. I believe in myself. I know what I’m doing. I know that I’m good. I know that I’m good to work with”.
Do you watch ‘HawthoRNe’?
Hawthorne airs every Tuesday night on TNT…Check your local listings for air time.