About Aisha Hinds
[Wikidata] American actress... | [Wikipedia] Aisha Hinds is an American television, stage and film actress and director. She had supporting roles in a number of television series, including The Shield, Invasion, True Blood, Detroit 1-8-7 and Under the Dome. In 2016, she played Fannie Lou Hamer in biographical drama film All the Way. She has al
![“I felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d62/aisha-hinds-19362_felt_i-felt-validated-and-valued-and-here-was_999064.jpg)
![“[Harriet Tubman] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring her legacy.” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/84a/aisha-hinds-19362_complexes_harriet-tubman-lived-such-a-full-complex_1979948.jpg)
![“I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot. When that drone shot carried us through the main house with Rosalie, played so unflinchingly-brilliantly by Jurnee Smollett Bell, I signed on for the ride.” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/299/aisha-hinds-19362_bells_i-became-an-instant-fan-of-the-show-unde_20410.jpg)
![“The show [Shots Fired] is an autopsy of our criminal justice system, a space where the conversation surrounding the issues in our country is offering a seat at the table to all the voices to be heard, a murder mystery, and grassroots look at our own humanity as we move through the parts and pieces…” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/864/aisha-hinds-19362_autopsy_the-show-shots-fired-is-an-autopsy-of-ou_1960322.jpg)
![“It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ]. I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High…” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ede/aisha-hinds-19362_art_it-was-also-incredibly-serendipitous-tha_1271055.jpg)
![“There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman. That is a huge part of my excitement, the fact that this generation will get such a beautifully-detailed introduction to a hero and icon that has largely lived in a few pages of our history books…” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/724/aisha-hinds-19362_book_there-will-be-a-wealth-of-facts-revealed_267896.jpg)
![“I am indebted to [my grandmothers] always for cradling me in the heart of Christ and encouraging my passion to press towards the mark of the high calling on my life, wherever that takes me.” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7f7/aisha-hinds-19362_calling_i-am-indebted-to-my-grandmothers-always_126683.jpg)
![“When you understand the purpose [of life], then you can deal and journey through the obstacles, the rejections, the stops and starts, highs-and-lows with a different lens because you know that you're moving in what you're supposed to do.” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cff/aisha-hinds-19362_deals_when-you-understand-the-purpose-of-life_1107238.jpg)
![“[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7e1/aisha-hinds-19362_bigger_i-want-to-be-remembered-as-a-small-piece_2071929.jpg)
![“The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you. I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e2f/aisha-hinds-19362_blink_the-real-truth-is-that-harriet-tubman-sp_2962620.jpg)
![“I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find, so that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/62d/aisha-hinds-19362_available_i-did-my-homework-of-course-by-inhaling_2338520.jpg)
![“The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction, the masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a…” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f4b/aisha-hinds-19362_actors_the-artistry-on-the-show-underground-is_2147579.jpg)
![“[Harriet Tubman] is a legend, an icon, a soldier on the side of justice, a spiritual warrior, and a servant of God, as well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/409/aisha-hinds-19362_icons_harriet-tubman-is-a-legend-an-icon-a-sol_3235116.jpg){kind=icon}
![“Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond, Canada was certainly an additional option for the many traveling the treacherous terrain of the Underground Railroad in pursuit of what was perceived as "freedom."” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cc7/aisha-hinds-19362_canada_thank-god-for-canada-in-the-context-of-t_2218193.jpg)
![“[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood - learning about all these elements and aspects of her was mind-blowing and educational for me as a woman because I have to sometimes remind people that have known me for years, even in past…” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3cd/aisha-hinds-19362_aesthetic_harriet-tubman-spoke-passionately-about_2883148.jpg)