Divas on screen
Subtitle: Black women in American film
By: Mia Mask.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780252034220; 9780252076190
Subjects: African American women in motion pictures; African American motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography; Actresses -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Dorothy Dandridge's erotic charisma; title: Pam Grier : a phallic idol of perversity and sexual charisma; title: Goldberg's variations on comedic charisma; title: Oprah Winfrey : the cathartic, charismatic capitalist; title: Halle Berry : charismatic beauty for a multicultural age.