Regina King's first film in three years, "Shirley," based on the first Black woman elected to Congress Shirley Chisholm has been creating buzz. The biopic, starring King as Chisholm, written and ...

DETROW: That's Oscar-winning actress Regina King. She plays Chisholm in a new Netflix movie, simply called "Shirley." (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SHIRLEY") KING: (As Shirley Chisholm) I have something I ...

Former U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 run for president is the subject of the Netflix biopic, “Shirley,” that was released on March 22, 2024. The film stars Regina King ...

At a glance, Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 campaign for president was the definition of quixotic. She was 47 years old; at the time, she had served only one term (starting in 1968) as the first Black ...

She also influenced some of today's politicians, a few of whom are shown in the film. Regina King as Shirley Chisholm in "Shirley," out now on Netflix. In the film, a congressman (Robert Craighead ...

Earl Brown (Deadwood) and Ethan Jones Romero. The film follows political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm in her groundbreaking run for president of the United States. In 1972, Chisholm became the ...

That was the driving reason behind their new Netflix film “Shirley.” Not only does Regina King play Chisholm, focusing on her bold run for president, she and Reina produced it through their ...

“Shirley” co-stars Christina Jackson as Chisholm’s protégé Barbara Lee, who would represent her own 12th District as a U.S. representative of California; Lee appears late in the film to ...

At the end of the film and before the credits, Ridley awkwardly inserts Congresswoman Barbara Lee to deliver a few words about Chisholm’s contributions. Was Shirley Chisholm’s presidential campaign a ...

Shirley Chisholm was active in politics up until the year 2005. Now that the true story behind Netflix's Shirley is clear, the foundation to watch or even re-watch the film is built. Dive straight ...

You learn that Shirley Chisholm loved a Happy Meal with a strawberry ... that we were going to release it at this time. But as the film came together, once we finished shooting it, we had the ...

Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman ... Yes, Chisholm did. In the film, Chisholm is told that Speaker of the House John McCormack (played by Ken Strunk), has assigned her to serve on ...