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Article: SIDNEY POITIER And Daughter SYDNEY TAMIIA.(Review)

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February 22, 1999
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Star In TV Movie about Leaving The Projects and Wanting A Better Life In `FREE OF EDEN'

Legendary actor Sidney Poitier and his daughter, newcomer Sydney Tamiia, team up for the upcoming TV movie Free of Eden, the compelling story about a teen's desire to have a better life by leaving the projects.

Sydney Tamiia makes her film debut as Nicole Turner in the Showtime Original Picture, slated to air Feb. 21. An 18-year-old high school dropout, Nicole wants so much more out of life, but she feels debilitated by her circumstances. Working a part-time job at a local fast-food restaurant and living with her alcoholic mother (Saundra McClain), who seems to ...

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