#Eva Mottley

[genevieveetguy]

Scrubbers, Mai Zetterling (1982)

[gravalicious]

Actress Eva Mottley (1983)

[loveisbraveandwild]

2023 books (check out my storygraph for reviews)

january

unbought and unbossed, shirley chisholm

true biz, sara nović

yerba buena, nina lacour

the racism of people who love you, samira mehta

night, elie wiesel

seven says in june, tia williams

the reading list, sara nisha adams

finna, nino cipri

ace, angela chen

nightcrawling, leila mottley

the light we carry, michelle obama

how to resist amazon and why, danny caine

the daughter of auschwitz, tova friedman

kaikeyi, vaishnsvi patel

just as you are, camille kellogg

hijab butch blues, lamya h

february

a guide to just being friends, sophie sullivan

mean baby, selma blair

lavender house, lev ac rosen

loveless, alice oseman

the department of rare books and special collections, eva jurczyk

small game, blair braverman

wash day diaries, jamila rowser

the heartstopper yearbook, alice oseman

yellowface, r.f. kuang

stay true, hua hsu

the school for good mothers, jassamine chan

elatsoe, darcie little badger

under the udala tree, chinelo okparanta

there there, tommy orange

making a scene, constance wu

happy place, emily henry

i have a question for you, rebecca makkai

finding me, viola davis

wow, no thank you, samantha irby

march

lark and kasim start a revolution, kacen callender

mooncakes, suzanne walker

lies we sing to the sea, sarah underwood

the family outing, jessi hempel

dead collections, isaac fellman

ace voices, eris young

the anthropocene review, john green

mad honey, jennifer finney boylan & jody picoult

all my rage, sabaa tahir

hello, molly, molly shannon

fine, rhea ewing

nevada, imogen binnie

super late bloomer, julia kaye

love & other disasters, anita kelly

the boy with a bird in his chest, emme lund

the honeys, ryan lansala

the 57 bus, dashka slater

making love with the land, joshua whitehead

a history of my brief body, billy-ray belcourt

there are trans people here, h. melt

patricia wants to cuddle, samantha allen

babel, r.f. kuang

april

lessons in chemistry, bonnie garmus

ace of spaces, faridah abike-,ymide

the things we do to our friends, heather darwent

deaf utopia, nyle dimarco

black cake, charmaine wilkerson

simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda, becky albertalli

the things we couldn't say, jay cole

long black veil, jennifer finney boylan

good talk, mira jacobs

remarkably bright creatures, shelby van pelt

[ozu-teapot]

Scrubbers | Mai Zetterling | 1982

Honey Bane, Chrissie Cotterill, Kate Ingram, Anna Mackeown, Eva Mottley, Amanda York, Kathy Burke

[my-brutal-heart]

[georgefairbrother]

For Black History Month UK, remembering Eva Mottley (1953-1985)

Eva Mottley was born in Barbados and grew up in Nigeria and then the UK. She worked primarily in British television, including the drama series Widows and a memorable appearance in Only Fools and Horses, as Denzil's wife Corinne.  

She reportedly took her own life over career and personal debt problems in 1985. (Bio details conflict between sources, but Wikipedia's details seem to have the best verification)

[kwebtv]

Widows  -  ITV  -  March 15, 1983 - May 8, 1985

Crime Drama (12 episodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

Ann Mitchell as Dolly Rawlins

Maureen O'Farrell as Linda Perelli

Fiona Hendley as Shirley Miller

Eva Mottley as Bella O'Reilly (Series 1)

Debby Bishop as Bella O'Reilly (Series 2)

Kate Williams as Audrey Withey

Maurice O'Connell as Harry Rawlins

David Calder as D.I. George Resnick

Paul Jesson as D.S./D.I. Alec Fuller

[camploah]

On the heels of a strong box office opening for the number 1 movie of the weekend he stars in (Jordan Peele’s “Get Out”), Daniel Kaluuya has joined Andre Holland (he was said to be in negotiations a month ago), Viola Davis and “Color Purple” star Cynthia Erivo in director Steve McQueen’s New Regency big screen adaptation of the British TV series “Widows.” Airing in 1983, “Widows” followed the widows of 3 crime bosses killed during a robbery attempt, who are being pressured by the police, as well as a rival group of thieves intent on taking over their husbands’ crime business. The widows then team up to eliminate both problems, as they bring on a 4th woman to pull off a heist of their own.

Also on board is Michelle Rodriguez.

Still no details on what characters each actor attached has signed up to play at this time; but we can probably guess that Davis, Erivo and Rodriguez play the widows; Kaluuya and Holland (assuming he’s officially part of the cast) however, aren’t as clear. They could be the husbands/crime bosses who are killed, the police, members of the rival group of thieves, or something else entirely. We’ll certainly find out eventually.

In the original TV series the film is based on, the 3 widows are played by white actresses, but the 4th woman who’s enlisted to assist with the heist, was played by a black actress in Eva Mottley.

McQueen’s adaptation will be a feature film, not a TV series, and will be set in the U.S.A.

The project is being scripted by Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”) and McQueen, who will also produce, alongside Iain Canning and Emile Sherman of See-Saw Films (“Shame,” “The Kings Speech”).

No ETA at this time, but it’s a film on my early list of 2018 Oscar nominee possibilities. It’s unclear what tone McQueen’s film will take; more comedic, dramatic, thriller, mystery, all of the above?

[ozu-teapot]

Scrubbers | Mai Zetterling | 1982

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Scrubbers | Mai Zetterling | 1982

Debby Bishop, Camille Davis, Amanda York, Eva Mottley, Imogen Bain

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Scrubbers | Mai Zetterling | 1982

Kathy Burke, Eva Mottley, Anna Mackeown, Mandi Symonds, Faith Tingle, Amanda York, Dawn Archibald, Imogen Bain, et al.

[kwebtv]

Fiona Hendley , Ann Mitchell, Maureen O'Farrell and Eva Mottley in “Widows”