Ya-i-Mam Fatou >From: Biba Mburru <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Gambian Movie Star? >Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 01:53:35 EST > >Hi! folks, > > I would like to confirm to all regulars of BET, MTV, and other >music channels that a true daughter of the Gambia has made a remarkable >appearance in the latest Tupac video featuring Nas and titled THUGZ MANSION. >I am talking about that girl with those "close to home" features and long >braided hair standing by that window, with the headphone on and watching at >Nas on a tv screen. > That girl's name is Haddy(jatou) Cham, also known as Kara. She >is from Leman Street in Banjul. She is also a product of Gambia High School, >Saint Augustine's, and Temple University in Philadelphia. > Haddy is presently trying to make her niche in Hollywood where >she is regarded as one of the promising new talents. This has led her to be a >cast member in the upcoming Sony Pictures' big production movie TEARS OF THE >SUN, starring none other than popular action-hero Bruce "Die Hard" Willis. >Haddy's got a major role in it along with female stars like Monica Bellucci >and Akosia Busia, among others. The movie will be in theaters this coming >Friday, March 7 (in the US). > To say the least, the movie industry is a rather uncharted >territory for Gambian women (correct me if I am wrong.) But I guess that is >why pioneers exist. Still, all illusions apart, we all know that Hollywood >can be very cruel. That's why we need to wish good luck (did someone say >BREAK A LEG?) and support the young woman who, I am sure, can make a name for >herself in the business thanks to her brains much more than her looks. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~