Film roles inJungle Fever (1991), directed by Spike Lee, and inBoomerang (1992), starring Eddie Murphy, first brought her notice. She starred with Jessica Lange inLosing Isaiah (1995), a drama about adoption, before earning acclaim for her portrayal of film star Dorothy Dandridge, the first

…Do the Right Thing (1989);Jungle Fever (1991), in which Dee also appeared; andMalcolm X (1992), in which he reenacted the real-life eulogy he had given for the fallen civil rights leader. Davis also spoke at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968.

…the Right Thing (1989) andJungle Fever (1991). Among their television credits areRoots: The Next Generations (1979),Martin Luther King: The Dream and the Drum (1986), andThe Stand (1994). The couple’s partnership extended into their activism as well; they served as master and mistress of ceremonies for the…

…instance, with interracial relationships inJungle Fever (1991) and with the diversity of opinions within the Black community inGet on the Bus (1996).

…later had supporting roles inJungle Fever (1991) and the biopicMalcolm X (1992), both of which were directed by Spike Lee. In 1994 Imperioli appeared in an episode ofNYPD Blue, which marked his TV debut.

…Mo’ Better Blues (1990), andJungle Fever (1991), for which Jackson garnered the first best supporting actor award ever bestowed by the Cannes film festival judges for his riveting performance as a hard-core drug addict. That role prompted Jackson, who had just come out of rehab, to permanently end his…

…made her big-screen debut inJungle Fever, and after several television appearances she was signed in 1993 to costar in the seriesLiving Single. The show ended in 1998, and later that year Queen Latifah played a jazz singer in the filmLiving Out Loud. Her commanding screen presence brought…

…with his white secretary inJungle Fever, also directed by Lee. In 1992, after starring roles inWhite Men Can’t Jump andThe Waterdance, Snipes played an airline security expert who battles terrorists inPassenger 57, which was a hit at the box office.