As the drama builds in season 13 of Grey’s Anatomy, we are being introduced to Maggie Pierce’s mom Diane, played by LaTanya Richardson (also known as LaTanya Richardson Jackson). But who is LaTanya and where have we seen her before? LaTanya was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1949. She attended Atlanta’s Spelman College and, in 1974, met a
The curveball you never saw coming on FX’s breakout hit noir comedy Baskets is the guileless and loyal friend Martha, described by her maternal pal Christine Baskets (Louie Anderson) as “the total package”. This compliment was bestowed upon Martha for her steady gig at Christine’s favorite store Costco, and also because Martha has little if
Sanaa Lathan is the star of FOX’s new murder mystery show, Shots Fired, in which she plays expert investigator Ashe Akino. You probably recognize her — but do you know where from? Here’s a bit of background… Sanaa came into the world on September 19, 1971. Her mother, Eleanor McCoy was a dancer and actress, and
The Last Alaskans is back for Season 3 on Discovery — with the families who feature facing challenges from mother nature like never before. In the new season the remaining families living the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge face pressures like no other year when the snows fail to fall as much as expected. This means
Ms. Juicy IS one to bear a grudge on this week’s Little Women: Atlanta — when she calls in security guards to remove Minnie from the premises after she gatecrashes her party. The girls are celebrating Ms. Juicy’s birthday in a big way but Minnie’s not invited after last week’s chicken wing incident. When she shows up
Tonight’s season finale of Hacking the Wild on Science Channel sees digital survival expert Andy Quitmeyer create an EARTHQUAKE machine to get rescued from an isolated spot in Death Valley. Watch the clip below as he cobbles together a contraption to create massive vibrations using old gold-mining equipment. He then uses them to spell out
On the heels of a Season 3 renewal, Syfy’s magnificent space opera, The Expanse, blasts forward with its ninth episode. The description for The Weeping Somnambulist says that “As conspiracies unravel on Earth, desperate moves outside Jupiter result in tragedy”. We are in the back half of the season now and are getting deeper into the system-spanning conspiracy.
The 100 has never taken it easy on its characters and if this week’s episode title and description are any indication, things will get much worse before they get better. The episode is titled Gimme Shelter and in it “Clarke’s arrival on the island quickly takes a turn for the worse”. The title of the
One of the most memorable mothers of late on the smallscreen is played by a man — Louie Anderson. Another Louis, Mr. C.K., urged fellow Baskets producers Zach Galifianakis and Jonathan Krisel to contact Anderson for the role of Christine Baskets based on Louie’s lifetime of stand-up and published memoirs. Louie’s character Christine of FX’s
Five episodes into MTV’s Stranded with a Million Dollars, and half of the six competitors remaining are ready to “flare out” this week. Not even kidding. If it weren’t for Alex winning the Temptation, and getting to stuff his face with Alonzo, and see videos from family members, Team #MeanGirl leaders Alex and Alonzo would