Born September 6, 1964· Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Emerging from a challenging childhood in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood, she entered the entertainment world after a stint as a dancer on Soul Train, a role that prompted her to leave Los Angeles City College where she had planned to study biochemistry. Spike Lee’s discovery of her at a club led to her breakout as Tina in Do the Right Thing (1989), and an Oscar nomination followed for Best Suppo…
