When speaking with The List about her time filming the Lifetime movie “Single Black Female,” Raven Goodwin also opened up about the importance of playing actress Hattie McDaniel in an upcoming biopic. As Goodwin stated, the film will cover multiple periods of McDaniel’s life. “I’ll just say that as of now, it’s still in the works. My producer, Jami [McCoy-Lankford] is doing all that she can to get this film done. We’re really, really excited. I just want to pay homage and just bring a lot of nuance and love to Hattie.”
Portraying the Oscar-winning actress is important to Goodwin, who said she has photos of McDaniel throughout her home. “I think I have her all over my house, she’s all over my house. Every day I’m just reminded of … you have this task at hand, you can do it. You’re capable, you’re able, because it’s just a huge responsibility in my opinion. For the culture, for Ms. Hattie, for her family that remains, I just want to be respectful and do what I can to get her story told.”
