Legendary R&B Singer Jill Scott Stars in "Sins of the Mother" This February
Famed R&B singer and actress Jill Scott (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency) is set to headline the Lifetime Movie Network Original Movie Sins of the Mother, a touching story about the harsh realities of love, forgiveness and the closest of bonds between mother and daughter. Based on author Carleen Brice’s moving novel, Orange Mint and Honey, the film features Scott as reformed alcoholic Nona, Nicole Beharie (American Violet) as her daughter Shay and Mimi Rogers (The Door in the Floor) as Nona's sponsor Lois. Sins of the Mother will premiere Sunday, February 21, 2010, at 8pm ET/5pm PT, on Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime’s sister network and the second highest rated women’s channel.
Graduate student Shay Dixon (Beharie) reaches a crossroad in her life when she finds herself broke, burned out and unable to cope with the stress of school. With nowhere else to go, she embarks on a journey home to Tacoma, Washington, to face her abusive, alcoholic, estranged mother, Nona (Scott). When she returns home, Shay finds Nona living life as a recovered alcoholic, with a new daughter and completely transformed. Thrown by her mother’s new path, Shay must now accept Nona’s changes and influences, including her sponsor Lois (Rogers) -- all forcing Shay to move past her pent-up anger and awaken her own relationships.
Sins of the Mother is a Lifetime Pictures Presentation for Lifetime Movie Network. Damon Lee (Obsessed, Undercover Brother) executive produces. Paul A. Kaufman (Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story) directs the film and also serves as executive producer. The teleplay from Elizabeth Hunter (Beauty Shop, The Fighting Temptations) is based on the novel Orange Mint and Honey by Carleen Brice (Children of the Waters).
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Lifetime Nominated for Four Golden Globes
The 2010 Golden Globe Awards were announced today and Lifetime Television has received four nominations for some of its finest programs of the year.
In the category of BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION, Lifetime received a nomination for the movie, "Georgia O'Keeffe." "O'Keeffe" received even more nomination love with nominations in the BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION for actress Joan Allen and BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION for actor Jeremy Irons. Also in the BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION was Sigourney Weaver, who was also nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in the Lifetime Original Movie, "Prayers for Bobby."
Tune in to the Golden Globes on January 17, 2010 to see who wins.
Watch the trailer for "Georgia O'Keeffe":
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley Has Amish Grace
Kimberly Williams-Paisley ("According to Jim," "Father of the Bride Parts I and II") has been cast to star as Ida Graber in the Lifetime Movie Network Original Movie "Amish Grace." The movie is based on a true story about the aftermath of the schoolhouse shooting in the Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. Set to begin production in December, the film will examine a mother’s (Williams-Paisley) personal journey as she copes with the tragic loss of her daughter during the shooting. Matt Letscher ("Brothers & Sisters," "Entourage") will portray her husband, Gideon Graber. "Amish Grace," based on the book "Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy," will premiere in spring 2010 on Lifetime Movie Network, the second highest rated women’s channel.
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