Actresses Quote by Monique Coleman

As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid…

— LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

Whatever good I have accomplished as an actress I believe came in direct proportion to my efforts to portray black women who have made…

— Cicely Tyson

When I walk in the door sometimes, I'm already an anomaly. Because I'm working in a genre that African-American's don't typically engage in.

— Kevin Grevioux

I would love to get a role that changes the landscape of being an African American woman in television and film.

— Candice Patton

When I got out of acting school, I was lucky to have gotten any job at all. A lot of people hiring African American…

— Anna Deavere Smith

When I was young, I dreamt of being a starlet in Hollywood. But there comes a point in every African American's life when you…

— Ruby Dee

I only became an actor to get your attention, to challenge the archetype of an African American male; I can't be anything else in…

— Isaiah Washington

'Blanche' opened a new door for me without really making me more famous. 'Blanche' was a risk, but that is the only thing that…

— Lou Doillon

I never saw a consistent through-line of employment for black actresses. I was like, 'How are they supporting themselves?'

— Khandi Alexander

There are so many slices to the African-American experience. I mean, I have the whole ghetto pedigree. My mom was in jail, I didn't…

— Salim Akil

Within the black community, I'm definitely a neighborhood celebrity.

— Dante Basco

I don't walk around all the time thinking of myself as African American, but oftentimes in Hollywood, you are reminded of that in ways…

— Salim Akil