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[Liberty City]

I think she'll give the allure and presence of the old-school matriarchs, but even per her character description, it shows she's beyond that, and maybe that façade will begin to fade?

Edited November 20, 2024 by Liberty City

[BetterForgotten]

Yeah, I mean, you don’t hire Tamara Tunie to pour coffee and listen to other people’s problems. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but TT is still an active woman who can carry a lot more and it seems like Anita is going to be a very active character. 

[vanguard]

Thank you for YOUR excellent find. I felt very strongly that this was legit.

[ReddFoxx]

There is room for balance there. Anita might be matriarchal with some and not so much with others. Reading the character descriptions of the daughters it seems like there might be room for her to play favorites and clash with one of them. It might be reading too much into but Nicole was the furthest away from Anita and was holding Vernon's arm whereas Dani was in between them but slightly turned toward Anita.

Edited November 20, 2024 by ReddFoxx

[vanguard]

Anita is definitely going to be an active player. She's probably nice, loving, and seemingly sweet when a situation calls for it, but she becomes hellish and somewhat dastardly when it's time to fight. Her description implies she's a street smart city girl from Chicago.

So Stephanie Forrester/Alexandra Spaulding/Lucinda Walsh will probably best describe Anita.

[Liberty City]

Yeah. They did seem to have it be daughter-father-daughter-mother. Could be for aesthetic purposes, but could be telling us something.

[Maxim]

I really don't imagine Anita as overly nice and sweet. Sorry to have to disagree again. I imagine her somewhat cold, a little bit grandiose and narcissistic (I don't know a famous singer that isn't), with a very active sense of right and wrong. And I expect all her lines to drip with irony and sarcasm. I also imagine her being unpredictable and incredibly smart. That's just a vibe. Maybe I am close, maybe I am far. We'll see and we'll talk. What I'm basing my opinion is the info below and the shots we've seen. I don't imagine her being a regular matriarch. She's going to be much much more.

“A famous singer back in the day, Anita worked hard for her success, and raised two daughters with her now-retired senator husband,” CBS said in a press release. “But underneath her glamorous and refined exterior is a fierceness she gained from her humble beginnings in Chicago.”

[vanguard]

Your description of Anita reminds me of one other soap diva: TRACY ANGELICA QUARTERMAINE!

[Alan]

Yes, that's why I say Anita will be the 21st century version of Alice or Nancy. She will have her own distinct personality, her own weaknesses and foibles. I don't expect her to be saintly, at the same time I hope she won't be as wrathful as Stephanie Forrester, Hera incarnate. I don't think she will be a Phoebe-type snob either.

Anita is a key tentpole character, mother or grandmother to half the cast, so I look forward to monologues and pep talks filled with home truths, demonstrating her hard-earned wisdom.

[Liberty City]

I feel like we will get that especially with Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne (Arielle Prepetit) who "inherited her grandmother Anita Dupree's gift for singing, which bonds them".

[Maxim]

I think Anita will be nothing like some people expect (me included). Which is the beauty of it. I really want, in the end of the day... to be surprised and wowed.   

[janea4old]

 

 

 

Edited November 20, 2024 by janea4old

[Alan]

This relationship is particularly interesting because that character is described as a civil attorney who "humbly serves" outside the gates. Maybe Anita wants Naomi to use her singing talent and pursue show business instead of law? She's also very different from her influencer/model sister.

[janea4old]

Edited November 20, 2024 by janea4old

[DemetriKane]

@Chris B Yes, I saw that one, too. She's not the first actor to say how well Tyler pays. I see them building a nice working relationship and him keeping Queen Debbi employed.  

 

Being the major AMC fanboy that I am she was my ideal choice. I'm content with the casting but I hope she gets a fun guest stint somewhere in the near future.