1. Taraji P. Henson
Believe it or not it’s her face shape and her looks that really got me going on this one since Taraji does have a much wider face than many of the women on this list and it does seem as though she might fit the bill a little bit more. Her career has been on a high note as of late and while What Men Want, her latest film, doesn’t seem to have blown people away at the box office, her credibility still hasn’t dropped a bit. In fact she would almost have to be one of the top picks for a role like this if only because she’s played in period pieces before and has been absolutely brilliant.
2. Viola Davis
Another veteran of The Help, Viola is another actress that can take emotion to the next level when she needs to and make it into something that is indescribably wonderful given that she’s the kind of actress that you can always depend on for a standout role. It’s fair to say that she’s actually upstaged some very big names in her day since the intensity that she works with makes a person realize that in any given scene she might very well be the most important person even if she’s not supposed to be. That’s the kind of actress she is though, you’re either on the same level as her or you’re trying to keep up.
3. Oprah Winfrey
You don’t see Oprah act as much as the other ladies on this list but you also can’t discount her for that since she’s been on screen a few times and has done remarkably well. Let’s chalk this up to the fact that she’s been in front of so many people for so long that she knows when to put on a performance and when to be entirely genuine, and she usually doesn’t split hairs between the two. In this case it would seem that she could definitely be genuine as she needs to be in conveying the kind of emotions and feelings that would need to go into a character such as this. After all, the audience wouldn’t expect anything else.
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