Warren's parents - her father is a policeman, her mother is an administrator at the Tuskegee Institute - steeped her in literature and theater when she was growing up. After leaving Auburn University, she decided to pursue acting. For a couple of months, she had to live in a car. Then she got her breakthrough role as Ray Charles' mother, Aretha, in...
There is no way I can take credit for what you see on that screen. Everybody is significant on the film set, down to the person who brushes the shoe prints out of the dust. When you're a apart of that process, you walk away looking at life in a different way.
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Fact
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Her mom, Pebblin, is a State Representative for Macon County.
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Her father, Dave, is the sheriff of Macon County.
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Her father was a deputy sheriff in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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Attended Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for three years.
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She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Ray (2004)
2005
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Breakthrough Performance
Ray (2004)
2004
BSFC Award
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Ray (2004)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Breakthrough Performance
Ray (2004)
2005
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Ray (2004)
2005
OFCS Award
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Ray (2004)
2005
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
$700,000
