In it, she plays a young African American girl with an abusive mother and sexually abusive stepfather
2 SHE HAS HAD ROLES SINCE THEN, BUT PRECIOUS WILL LIKELY BE HER CALLING CARD FOREVER
Dealing with the pains of a young, overweight, and pregnant young woman in the inner city made her an endearing figure to most that watched the film. But still, she was not the typical Hollywood starlet.
3 SHE HAS TRIED TO SHED SOME OF THE WEIGHT THAT HAS PLAYED A PART IN HER TYPECASTING
The Oscar nominee who was handpicked by Oprah for the part of Precious knew that a skinnier her would open certain doors for herself.
4 STILL, SHE SAYS SHE TAKES PRIDE IN BEING “NOT YOUR TYPICAL” LEADING LADY
And, she hopes that girls of all color who happen to defy common images of beauty should embrace it, but still be healthy.
5 SHE’S EVEN HAD A SEX SCENE
And it was on one of TV’s most watched shows, Empire.
Source : http://healthytipsworld.com/
