At 2:37 in to the video she talks a little about her view on race.
I also heard it rumored she wants to play Michelle Obama. I have never read anything when she talks about her racial identity, but I know she has played white and black characters on Saturday Night Live. She is a lot lighter than she looks in this video, I did read she "tans" a lot. I have seen her un-tanned and she is just slightly darker than the average white American.
For those that don't know, her mother was the late singer Minnie Riperton:
and
Jewish Composer Richard Rudolph:
I couldn't find a picture of him...but based on pictures she looks like her mother, but she is lighter and has a thinner nose. She actually did a skit playing her mother on SNL and my father said she really looked and talked like her.
At 2:37 in to the video she talks a little about her view on race.
I also heard it rumored she wants to play Michelle Obama. I have never read anything when she talks about her racial identity, but I know she has played white and black characters on Saturday Night Live. She is a lot lighter than she looks in this video, I did read she "tans" a lot. I have seen her un-tanned and she is just slightly darker than the average white American.
For those that don't know, her mother was the late singer Minnie Riperton:
and
Jewish Composer Richard Rudolph:
I couldn't find a picture of him...but based on pictures she looks like her mother, but she is lighter and has a thinner nose. She actually did a skit playing her mother on SNL and my father said she really looked and talked like her.
Why not get Gwynneth Paltrow to play Michelle O? She's about as close as Maya Rudolph is.
Let's get a similar looking AA actress (famous or not) to play Michelle Obama? Someone talented and attractive, like Aisha Tyler, Gabrielle Union, Regina King, Gina Tores (actually B. Hisp.), Kerry Washington? Instead of all these 'mulattos' or 'redbones' I think the FLOTUS would be more HONESTLY and REALISTICALLY pictured this way. What's wrong with using an AA who somewhat RESEMBLES her
But these below? WHY? Maya Rudolph - mentioned in this thread
Maya Rudolph, besides having the best first name in the universe, is very talented. Her new movie with Jim from The Office (can't remember the movie title or his real name ) is getting great reviews.
I can she why she would want to play the FLOTUS but my personal opinion is that she does not have the right phenotype for the part. She has the talent, not the looks. She used to KILL Whitney Houston and Beyonce on SNL even though she doesn't look a thing like them.
I'd vote for Aisha Tyler on looks. She's tall, dark brown and very striking like Michelle.
Unlike BHO, I don't think Will Smith should play him in a movie. They look nothing alike.
Posted: Mon 15 Jun 2009 21:02 Post subject: Maya Rudolph
A great role for Maya Rudolph would be a remake of PRIVATE BENJAMIN, Goldie Hawn's old film abou the spoiled Jewish American Princess who enlists in the Army.
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Posted: Mon 15 Jun 2009 22:01 Post subject:
sagascend wrote:
I'd vote for Aisha Tyler on looks. She's tall, dark brown and very striking like Michelle.
Unlike BHO, I don't think Will Smith should play him in a movie. They look nothing alike.
I'm a big fan of Maya too...
As far as Aisha Tyler...right on, I agree.
As far as BHO and Will Smith. THANK YOU You know how many white people during the election told me that Obama looks like Smith!??! I was like I must look like Denzel. haha
I'll bet they cast a dark skinned man to play Barak and a biracial woman to play Michelle.
Seriously, many people can't overcome their programming to see what's actually in front of them.
I agree 100%! I find casting 'good' actors who actually look like the person they are trying to portray helps tell the story especially if 'race' is an important factor in that person's life. The one exception to this rule was in the movie "What's love got to do with it?". Angela Baskett doesn't look a damn thing like the real Tina Turner but she played that part so well, I really didn't care!
I know the one person I hope doesn't get the role of Michelle Obama is Zoe Saldana (or Christina Milian for that matter). She has appeared on the cover of Latina magazine twice speaking of her pride in being a latina (which she rightfully should), yet she makes a living playing African-American women. I don't think I have ever seen her playing a Hispanic role. I do agree she has very West African features, however if someone has to get paid off these movie roles I'd rather it be a woman that is actually African-American or at the very least of African-American descent! This kind of thinking is probably why I have tolerated Halle Berry for so long. Say what you want about her being a horrible actress and "stealing" roles from dark skinned Black women, but when she's on interviews she at least expresses pride in her African-American heritage!
Getting off my soap box....................my vote goes to Kerri Washington, who is my favorite actress (of any race) right now, playing Michelle. I think she's so beautiful and talented. If she turned it down I would get Tariji P. Henson.
Maya Rudolph, besides having the best first name in the universe, is very talented. Her new movie with Jim from The Office (can't remember the movie title or his real name ) is getting great reviews.
I can she why she would want to play the FLOTUS but my personal opinion is that she does not have the right phenotype for the part. She has the talent, not the looks. She used to KILL Whitney Houston and Beyonce on SNL even though she doesn't look a thing like them.
I'd vote for Aisha Tyler on looks. She's tall, dark brown and very striking like Michelle.
Unlike BHO, I don't think Will Smith should play him in a movie. They look nothing alike.
similar color but they have the ears, big ears and the space between the nose and the upper lip
Transracial - and fellow Jew-latto — Maya Rudolph is best-known for her wacky work on Saturday Night Live. But Rudolph — who’s dad is Jewish and mom is Black — is taking things a bit more serious with an appearance on the upcoming second installment of The Black List: Volume 2 (which airs Thursday, Feb. 26). The HBO documentary series chronicles the experiences of notable African American at their own pace and in their own words. The first installment featured folks like Thelma Golden, Richard Parsons and Bill T. Jones. Part 2 includes Rudolph (above), along with folks like Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick and former Black Panther (and fellow Brandeis alum) Angela Davis.
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Rudolph's characters on the show have included attorney Glenda Goodwin, and Megan from the "Wake Up, Wakefield!" sketches; she has performed impressions of Oprah Winfrey, Christina Aguilera, Condoleezza Rice, Paris Hilton, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Tyra Banks, Patti LaBelle, Liza Minnelli, LaToya Jackson, Whitney Houston, and most famously, designer Donatella Versace. Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... This article is about the singer. ... Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold the office. ... Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ... Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira Heinz Kerry (born October 5, 1938), is a philanthropist and the wife of U.S. Senator John Kerry. ... đ Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American supermodel, television personality, talk show host, actress, and businessperson. ... Patti LaBelle (born May 24, 1944) is an American R&B, soul singer and songwriter. ... Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... La Toya Jackson La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and the middle child of the Jackson family. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is a six-time Grammy award winning, American R&B singer, soprano, pianist, actress, film producer, and former model. ... Designer is a broad term for a person who designs any of a variety of things. ... Donatella Versace (born May 2, 1955) is an affluent Italian fashion designer, like her famous brother, Gianni Versace, the founder of the Versace clothing empire. ...
Rudolph appeared in the first SNL episode of the 2005-2006 season (host: Steve Carrell; musical guest: Kanye West) before going on maternity leave. She returned for the February 4, 2006 episode (host: Steve Martin; musical guest: Prince). Steve Carell Steve Carell (born August 16, 1963 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an American actor. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Steve Martin (disambiguation). ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...
Rudolph's musical talents are frequently employed on SNL; she sings as Beyoncé Knowles in the Prince Show sketches, as the Space Creature in the Gays in Space sketches, and elsewhere. Her chameleon-like ability to change her looks, and her impressive command of many accents have also led to her playing an unusually wide range of ethnicities on the show, often with only a change of wigs; she has been white (Lisa Kudrow, Barbra Streisand), Asian (Lucy Liu, Lisa Ling), black (Diana Ross, Tina Turner), Latina (Charo, Jennifer Lopez), and more. As Nooni Schoener, she, along with Fred Armisen, created a couple from an unspecified Scandinavian country, who have unplaceable accents and bewilderingly foreign manners. Rudolph is also able to play male characters (Scott Joplin, Lorne Michaels, Justin Guarini, Mario Vazquez) in addition to playing females
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Posted: Tue 16 Jun 2009 18:06 Post subject:
gemini072 wrote:
sagascend wrote:
Maya Rudolph, besides having the best first name in the universe, is very talented. Her new movie with Jim from The Office (can't remember the movie title or his real name ) is getting great reviews.
I can she why she would want to play the FLOTUS but my personal opinion is that she does not have the right phenotype for the part. She has the talent, not the looks. She used to KILL Whitney Houston and Beyonce on SNL even though she doesn't look a thing like them.
I'd vote for Aisha Tyler on looks. She's tall, dark brown and very striking like Michelle.
Unlike BHO, I don't think Will Smith should play him in a movie. They look nothing alike.
similar color but they have the ears, big ears and the space between the nose and the upper lip
A movie does not need to be about The Obamas.What whould it be about?Why would anyone want to make amovie about them?
The Obamas are very young,alive and have just started a public life together.I mean by that,they have not been in the news and politics for decades.Just a few years.Wait until they get in their 70's.
MyaR.has a lot for her mother. Same smile. She probably has alot for her dad too.
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Someone talented and attractive, like Aisha Tyler, Gabrielle Union, Regina King, Gina Tores (actually B. Hisp.), Kerry Washington? Instead of all these 'mulattos' or 'redbones' 
I must look like Denzel. haha
