‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels Mourns Death Of His Sister Lydia, Who Inspired Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie
Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P. Henson's Empire character Loretha "Cookie" Lyon.
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Lee Daniels Mourns Loss Of Sister Lydia, Inspiration For Empire’s Cookie
Lee Daniels revealed that Lydia inspired the creation of the Empire's character Cookie, who is based partly on her life story.
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Glamour's 2024 Woman of the Year Taraji P. Henson is undoubtedly a powerhouse in her field. From roles in "The Color Purple" and "Empire," to “Hidden Figures” and Abbott Elementary,” she's ...
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Lee Daniels Mourns Death of His Sister Lydia, Who Inspired Taraji P. Henson's “Empire” Character Cookie
The Oscar-nominated director paid tribute to his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks on Instagram Jan. 10 Lee Daniels is ...
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Lee Daniels Mourns Death Of His Sister Who Inspired Taraji P. Henson’s ‘Empire’ Character
Lee Daniels took to Instagram on Jan. 10 to pay tribute to his younger sister, Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who recently passed ...
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Lee Daniels Mourns Death of His Sister Lydia, Who Inspired Taraji P. Henson's Empire Character Cookie
“She was also my best friend,” he added, noting that she helped inspire the larger-than-life matriarch Taraji P. Henson played on Daniels’ 2015–2020 Fox series Empire. “In ...
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‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels Mourns Death Of His Sister Lydia, Who Inspired Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie
Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P. Henson’s Empire character Loretha “Cookie” Lyon. In a heartfelt post on social media, Daniels paid tribute to his ...
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Lee Daniels Mourns Death of His Sister Lydia, Who Inspired Taraji P. Henson's “Empire” Character Cookie
FOX via Getty; 60_baddi/Instagram Taraji P. Henson in 'Empire' (left) and Lee Daniels's sister Lydia (right). Daniels said at the time that Empire’s Cookie was based on his sister as well as his ...
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Lee Daniels Mourns Death of His Sister Lydia, Who Inspired Taraji P. Henson's “Empire” Character Cookie
Daniels said at the time that Empire’s Cookie was based on his sister ... in Philadelphia — and she carried a gun,” he said. Henson admitted in 2015 that she was initially intimidated ...