Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey Talks About Her 'Precious' Mustache

source: gle.am

Mariah Carey's deglamorization for the movie Precious was extremely hard for the sexy singer. Her character as the weary, Rayon-clad, make-up free, mustache-wearing, bags-under-the-eyes social worker was one tough transformation. Director Lee Daniels said "I could see her hands sh...

Published Sat, Nov 7

Mariah Carey Talks About Her 'Precious' Mustache

source: A Socialite's Life

Mariah Carey's deglamorization for the movie Precious was extremely hard for the sexy singer. Her character as the weary, Rayon-clad, make-up free, mustache-wearing, bags-under-the-eyes social worker was one tough transformation. Director Lee Daniels said "I could see her hands sh...

Published Sat, Nov 7

Gabby Sidibe Is Hilarious

source: Jezebel

The first time I saw her was at Lee Daniels' apartment. She walked in and behind her I saw a trail of glitter and diamonds-but that's my perception of her, because she's Mariah. All that vanished on the second day of filming when I realized she's just a girl. Maybe it helps that I saw her without ma...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Was Helen Mirren the first choice for Mariah Carey's role in 'Precious'?

source: latimesblogs.latimes.com

In a bit of news that sounds crazier than it actually is, Mariah Carey told London's "Sunday Mirror" that her role as an unglamorous social worker in Lee Daniels' "Precious" was originally slated for Oscar winner Helen Mirren. Let that soak in for a moment -- Mariah Carey takes over for Hele...

Published Tue, Nov 3

Mariah Carey finds freedom being 'imperfect'

source: Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

Lee Daniels had so much faith in Mariah Carey's acting that when the director's first choice to play a dowdy, no-nonsense social worker _ Oscar-winner Helen Mirren _ backed out, he quickly asked Carey to step in.

Published Tue, Sep 29

Lee Daniels on Bringing Carey, Kravitz to the Big Screen

source: Mariah Daily Journal

Because we'd just finished working together in a film. It's called Tennessee, by a Canadian director Aaron Woodley, a little tiny movie and she starred in it for me. We became really good friends and I knew that she had the chops," says Lee. "She does an incredible impersonation of Aretha Fran...

Published Thu, Sep 17

Cannes 2009: Mariah Carey in Precious

source: Mariah Daily Journal

Any spectator of this new dramatic film by Lee Daniels, who has a tad of a self-esteem issue, will identify with the pains of this story. Indeed, the singer Mariah Carey -- who does an astonishingly good job as the compassionate social worker who deals with the dysfunctional family -- said a...

Published Mon, May 18

A Platinum Star Turns to 'Precious'

source: Mariah Daily Journal

Precious" director Lee Daniels, who appeared with Carey and co-stars Lenny Kravitz, Paula Patton and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe at the press conference, , said he cast Carey in the role after Helen Mirren dropped out -- surely making him the world's first director who, when Helen Mirren d...

Published Fri, May 15