Raven Goodwin is Hattie McDaniel for ‘Behind the Smile’ Biopic
BET’s Being Mary Jane and Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood, but her next role aims to take her to another level.The actress, who had a breakout role in The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, has been tapped to play Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person to ever win an Oscar, in Behind the Smile. The biopic is being produced by Jami McCoy-Lankford of Hillionaire Productions and Global Genesis Group, with the script written by Gregory Blair.“Raven Goodwin is such a phenomenal talent and a gift to this project,” McCoy-Lankford said in a statement to Deadline, the outlet that broke this news.