Date 09/12/2015 - News People
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Queen Latifah is starring in a new drama pilot from filmmaker Lee Daniels, the co-creator of Fox TV's "Empire." Latifah plays Carlotta, a beauty salon owner who becomes a surrogate mom to the trio, the network said. Musician-actress Latifah starred in NBC's live production of "The Wiz" last week and played the famed blues singer Bessie Smith in the Emmy-winning HBO movie, "Bessie." The pilot, which could be the basis for a series, begins production this month in Atlanta.
