Gina Wilhelm Actress – Cicely Tyson Honored
She will get the award at the March 4 event at the Beverly Hils Hotel in Los Angeles alongside previously announced honorees Queen Latifah, Zoe Saldana, Mary J. Blige, and Gabourey Sidibe.
The Legend Award honors “pioneers who have paved the way and broken barriers for African-American actresses in Hollywood.”
She also won two Emmys for her work in 1974’s “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.” She also appeared in such projects as “Roots” and “The Women of Brewster Place.”
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