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Yvette Cason

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Nationality USA

Yvette Cason is an American television, theatre, and film actress, and a former Miss Black America from Washington, D.C. She was an understudy for the character of Effie White in the original 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls. In 2006, she played May, the mother of Deena Jones, portrayed by Beyoncé Knowles in the feature film version of Dreamgirls. She also appeared in an episode of the sitcom The King of Queens.

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Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
(2 films)
Bill Condon
Bill Condon
(1 films)
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
(1 films)
David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo
(2 films)
Mike Hopkins
Mike Hopkins
(1 films)
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Filmography of Yvette Cason (3 films)

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Actress

A Wrinkle in Time
Directed by Ava DuVernay
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Time travel films, Sur une planète fictive, Witches in film, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Storm Reid, Zach Galifianakis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Roles Mrs. Teacher
Rating43% 2.1640652.1640652.1640652.1640652.164065
Deux enfants, Meg et le benjamin mais non moins précoce Charles Wallace, vivent avec leur mère scientifique. Leur père, lui aussi scientifique, a mystérieusement disparu depuis 4 ans.
Middle of Nowhere, 1h32
Directed by Ava DuVernay
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo, Omari Hardwick, Sharon Lawrence, Lorraine Toussaint, Edwina Findley
Roles Mrs. Hastings
Rating65% 3.295863.295863.295863.295863.29586
A promising medical student must come to terms with her husband receiving an eight year prison sentence.
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls (2006)
, 2h10
Directed by Bill Condon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson
Roles May
Rating66% 3.3007753.3007753.3007753.3007753.300775
Just as the original stage musical, the plot of Dreamgirls is told in two segments.