Taylor Polydor Williams and Krystle Stewart star in the cast of Tyler Perry’s new soap opera Beauty in Black on Netflix, playing two very different women whose lives unexpectedly collide. Perry produced the show as part of a creative partnership with Netflix. Beauty in Black is the latest project to emerge from Perry’s multi-year, first-look deal, in which she is signed to write, direct and produce films and television shows. Part 1 of the new series will be released on Netflix on October 24th and will consist of 16 hour-long episodes.
Set in Atlanta, Beauty in Black revolves around two women who take two very different paths in life. One of them, Kimmy, is struggling to get by after being kicked out of the house by her mother, while the other, Mallory, runs her own successful business. Eventually, these two characters become entangled in each other’s lives. Polydor-Williams and Stewart headline the cast in Perry’s latest Netflix project with the lead roles of Kimmy and Mallory, respectively, but they’re joined by other actors such as Rico Ross, Debbie Morgan, and Richard Lawson. Backed by strong support.
Taylor Polidor Williams as Kimmy
Date of birth: August 29, 2002
Start of activities: 2008
Actor: Taylor Polidor Williams was born in Houston, Texas and got his big break as bounty hunter Dallas Ali on the FX crime drama series Snowfall. She also played Lisa on the CW’s superhero show Black Lightning, provided the voice of Clara on Nickelodeon’s animated series It’s Pony, and played the lead role of Camille on AllBlock’s supernatural drama series Wicked City. played. She previously worked with Perry when she played the supporting role of Rona in his dramatic thriller Divert in the Black.
Featured movies and TV shows:
title
character
year
snowfall
dallas ali
2021–2023
wicked city
camille
2022-present
black divorce
Rona
2024
Characters: Polydor Williams plays Kimmy, one of the main characters in Beauty in Black. Kimmy is kicked out of her home by her domineering mother and struggles to make ends meet. She ends up finding work as an exotic dancer and falls into the seedy underworld of a famous Magic City strip club. Although this story is pure fiction, Perry was inspired by real stories from strip clubs around the world.
Crystal Stewart as Mallory
Date of birth: September 20, 1981
Start of activities: 2011
Actor: Krystle Stewart was born in Houston, Texas and got her breakout role as real estate agent Leslie Morris in the OWN/TBS drama series For Better or Worse, also produced by Perry. She is a main cast member of Perry’s TLC series Too Close to Home, where she plays Frankie, and stars opposite Taraji P. Henson and Diana Wells in the psychological thriller Acrimony, which Perry wrote, produced and directed. played. Prior to her acting career, Stewart won Miss USA in 2008 and represented the United States in the top 10 at Miss Universe in 2008.
Featured movies and TV shows:
title
character
year
For better or worse
leslie morris
2011–2017
too close to home
frankie
2017
bitter
diana wells
2018
Characters: Stewart plays Malory, the other main character in Beauty in Black, opposite Polydor Williams. Kimmy is broke and struggling to make ends meet, while Mallory runs a successful hair care business. The two very different walks of life occupied by these two women are contrasted with each other to form the dramatic backbone of the series. Although Mallory is superficially very successful, she struggles to maintain her wealthy family. Ultimately, as the series progresses, Kimmy and Mallory’s lives collide in unexpected ways.
Rico Ross as Horace
Date of birth: April 16, 1958
Start of activities: 1982
Actor: Rico Ross was born in Chicago, Illinois and got his break as Private Frost in James Cameron’s action-packed sci-fi sequel Alien. Ross has had bit parts in other films, including a television journalist in Fierce Creatures, a security guard in Mission: Impossible, and a Cuban in Death Wish 3. Ross’ previous television roles include Pastor RJ Gilfield and Greg DaCosta on the drama series P-Valley. He was a main cast member of the British television show West Beach and played the recurring role of Liftman Conybear in season 3 of the drama series Jeeves and Wooster.
Featured movies and TV shows:
title
character
year
alien
private frost
1986
P Valley
Reverend RJ Gilfield
2020–2022
west beach
Greg Dacosta
1993
jeeves and wooster
Liftman Conybear
1992
Character: Ross plays a key supporting role as Horace in the cast of Beauty in Black. Horace facilitates the first major turning point in Kimmy’s character arc. He is a regular customer at the strip club where she works. When she crosses his path, he ends up changing her life.
Debbie Morgan as Olivia
Date of birth: September 20, 1956
Start of activities: 1971
Actor: Debbie Morgan was born in Dunn, North Carolina and got her break as Angie Baxter-Hubbard on ABC’s long-running soap opera All My Children. Morgan became the first African American to win the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Angie in 1989. Morgan also played the seer Mozelle Baptiste-Delacroix in seasons 4 and 5 of Charmed. Her roles include “Eve’s Bayou” (winner of the Independent Spirit Award) and Estelle Greene in the Starz crime drama series “Power” and its spinoff “Power Book II: Ghost.”
Featured movies and TV shows:
title
character
year
all my children
angie baxter hubbard
1982-2013
Charmed
seer
2002-2003
eve’s bayou
Moselle Baptiste Delacroix
1997
force
ester green
2014–2020
Characters: In Beauty in Black, Morgan plays Olivia. Olivia is one of the female protagonists who plays Kimmy and Mallory. Morgan is a frequent collaborator of Perry’s, having previously appeared on Divorce in the Black and American Gangster Presents: Big 50 – The Delrhonda Hood Story.
Richard Lawson as Norman
Date of birth: March 7, 1947
Start of activities: 1971
Actor: Richard Lawson was born in Loma Linda, California and got his break as Willis Daniels in the blaxploitation horror sequel Scream. Lawson is best known for his roles as Ryan in the haunted house refrigerator “Poltergeist” and as Dr. Ben Taylor in the NBC miniseries “V.” He also played important supporting roles in films such as Pat in “Coming Home,” Officer Ed Price in “Streets of Fire,” and “Jack.” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and Marcus in “Guess Who.”
Featured movies and TV shows:
title
character
year
poltergeist
ryan
1982
V
Dr. Ben Taylor
1983
real husbands of hollywood
Detective Smith
2013-2016
Character: Lawson plays Norman in Beauty in Black. Norman is an important supporting player in the ensemble. Lawson is one of the most experienced actors in the cast.
Beauty in Black supporting cast and characters
Amber Rain Smith as Rain: Amber Rain Smith joins the cast of Beauty in Black as Rain. Smith has previously played Queenie in Outlaw Posse, Roma in Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Bebe Thompson in Rap Sh!t, and Chiara in The Other Black Girl. Ta.
Stephen G. Norfleet as Charles: Stephen G. Norfleet plays Charles. Norfleet is best known for his roles as Paul de Pointe du Lac in Interview with the Vampire, OB Williams in the HBO miniseries Watchmen, and Cecil Franklin in Genius. are.
Julian Houghton as Roy: Julian Houghton plays Roy. Horton previously played Orlando Bishop on National Champions and Jace in the TV movie Ruined.
Terrell Carter as Varney: Terrell Carter plays Varney in Beauty in Black. Carter previously worked with Perry when he played Reverend Carter in the Madea film Diary of a Mad Black Woman. He also played Kevin Campbell in the TV show version of Shooter.
Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black follows Kimmy and Mallory, a successful businesswoman who struggles with being kicked out. The lives of these two women, played by Taylor Polidore Williams and Krystle Stewart, intersect despite their very different circumstances.
Cast: Taylor Polydor, Amber Lane Smith, Krystle Stewart, Ricco Ross, Debi Morgan, Richard Lawson, Stephen G. Norfleet, Julianne Houghton, Terrell Carter, Shannon Wallace
Writer Tyler Perry
Director Tyler Perry
