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Article: Queen Latifah seeks Sidney Poitier for career tips
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- January 17, 2008
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Washington, Jan. 17 -- Dana Elaine Owens or better known by the stage name Queen Latifah turned to movie veteran Sidney Poitier for career tips, as she wanted to make sure that she knew what to expect from Hollywood.
The American rapper, singer and actress arrived at the decision after she won her first Oscar nomination for 'Chicago', and when she was got the Best Actress Award nomination in 2003. She knew then that her acting career was taking off and wanted an old hand to advice her.
"When I got nominated and all this stuff was happening I needed to talk to somebody, so I reached out to Sidney Poitier. I took him to ...
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