For Aunjanue Ellis, it’s not an understatement to say that playing Mattie Moss Clark in the Lifetime movie “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel” was the role of a lifetime (no pun intended).
This week on “TheWrap-Up,” presented by Lifetime, host Sharon Waxman talked to Ellis about the part and it turns out that she’s been a fan of Clark since her childhood.
“Well, Dr. Mattie was introduced to me by my elementary school best friend,” Ellis explained. “Tracy would go to these workshops that Dr. Mattie would hold all over the world. So Tracy would go to the workshops that she would have and she would come back just telling these stories. She’s spinning these yarns about Dr. Mattie. And so that was my first introduction to them at all. Before I knew who the Clark Sisters were, I knew who Dr. Mattie was.”
“TheWrap-Up” is hosted each week by founder and editor in chief Sharon Waxman and assistant managing editor Daniel Goldblatt. The pair dive into the biggest headlines of the week in the world of movies, television, streaming and tech. Each episode features two deeper dive segments featuring our knowledgable and talented team of Wrap Pro reporters, offering up their in-depth, expert analysis you won’t hear anywhere else.
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Actress Jennifer Connelly, "Snowpiercer"
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Actress and series co-creator Issa Rae, "Insecure"
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Actress Aidy Bryant, "SNL" and "Shrill"
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Actor and showrunner Dan Levy, "Schitt's Creek"
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Actress Linda Cardellini, "Dead to Me"
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Stars and creators of the season’s biggest shows pose for StudioWrap
Stars and creators of the season's biggest shows pose for StudioWrap