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The First
On this episode of UNGENTRIFIED, I am joined by Kellita Smith (@kellitasmith1), Peabody Award winning actress for her role on the Emmy award winning Bernie Mac Show, and current lead actress on SyFy’s Z Nation to chat about being the first Black lead actor in a series on the network.
We discuss how Hollywood still has quite a way to go for Black women, what it’s like transitioning from comedic roles to science fiction, when she found out she was the first Black actor (male or female) in a lead role on the network, what position she’d play in her survival squad if a zombie apocalypse really jumped off, and Kellita drops gems about finding your passion that you need to hear. Listen and give us your opinion!
Website: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808917/
Shirley Horne
You can catch Kellita on Bounce TV’s In The Cut and SyFy’s Z Nation, which is now in season 5. Catch up on past seasons of Z Nation on Netflix.
If you liked this episode, check out Episode 018 of UNGENTRIFIED, with James Bland of the hit show Giants, where we discuss the Black community’s duty to support Black art & creativity.
