'My Faith Got Stronger': Award-Winning Actress Says Prayer Was Pivotal to Playing Harriet Tubman in Upcoming Film

Lindsay Elizabeth : Oct 1, 2019
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"The only thing I could do, really, to center myself was to pray. And I was listening to Gospel music just before I went in. And as I walked in to say that prayer, it didn't feel like I was just saying it as Harriet. It felt like I was saying it as me." -Cynthia Erivo

[Faithwire.com] Tony and Grammy Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo is leaning on prayer to help her portray the life of American hero Harriet Tubman in the new biographical film "Harriet." (Image Source: Screenshot from Focus Features /via Faithwire)

After a pre-release screening of the movie at the Urbanworld Film Festival, cast members participated in a Q&A to discuss the making of the movie. Moderated by Michelle Miller, co-anchor of CBS This Morning Saturday, the Q&A included Erivo, director Kasi Lemmons, producer Debra Martin Chase, and other cast members.

During the session, Miller asked the panel participants to share an "aha moment" they experienced while filming, which for Erivo was deeply spiritual and personal... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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