Tyler presents each lady @ the premiere of For Colored Girls

Just seeing this cast lined up like this and seeing each woman called down really makes you realize how great the talent is in this movie. I know that I am meant for bigger things when I see these men and women on this stage, they each knew that a regular 9-5 was not what they were meant to do with their lives. These were all regular black men and women who said "I wan't to be an actor" and went after their dreams I hope and pray that I am so fortunate soon in this life.

In the order called and lined up (Tessa and Anika were called before the video started taping)

Tessa Thompson (her 1st film)
Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls, Voice in the Princess and the Frog)
Kerry Washington (Save The Last Dance, Ray)
Thandie Newton (Crash, Pursuit of Happiness)
Loretta Devine (Waiting To Exhale, This Christmas)
Whoopi Goldberg (The View, Sister Act)
Macy Gray (Laquana Blues)
Kimberly Elise (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Set It Off)
Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show, A Raisin In The Sun)
Janet Jackson (Poetic Justice, Why Did I Get Married)

The men are Khalil Kain (Girlfriends) Omari Hardwick (1st Film, Old Spice commercials) Hill Harper (Lackawanna Blues) and Richard Lawson (How Stella Got Her Groove Back)