Ethel Ayler
Biography: Ethyl Spraggins Ayler (May 1, 1930 – November 18, 2018) was an American character actress with a career spanning over five decades.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 01, 1930
Deathday: November 18, 2018
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Time of the Heathen
1962-03-05
Time of the Heathen
Overview: In New York four years after the bombing of Hiroshima, a bible-carrying drifter who witnesses the rape and murder of a black woman is framed and pursued by locals while left as the sole protector of the woman’s young son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-05
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Stormy Weathers
1992-05-04
Stormy Weathers
Overview: Shepherd is the detective hired by an aristocratic Italian to locate a relative and thereby solve an ancient inheritance problem. As she sinks into the case, however, she finds out that there is much more to the case.
Genres: Mystery Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-04
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Lord Shango
1975-03-01
Lord Shango
Overview: A tribal priest returns from the dead to take his revenge on non-believers.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-03-01
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To Sleep with Anger
1990-10-12
To Sleep with Anger
Overview: An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-12
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The Wedding
1998-02-22
The Wedding
Overview: Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-22
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Eve's Bayou
1997-11-07
Eve's Bayou
Overview: Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-07
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The Bodyguard
1992-11-25
The Bodyguard
Overview: A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-25
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Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986-02-09
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Overview: An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-09
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Fire & Ice
2001-01-22
Fire & Ice
Overview: While many celebrities believe their fame gives them good luck with the opposite gender, one man with a successful television career discovers fame is spoiling his chances with the woman he loves in the made-for-TV romantic drama. Holly Aimes (Lark Voorhies) is the daughter of a prominent politician (Glynn Turman), and recently broke off her engagement with a well-known actor. Holly has spent most of her life in the spotlight, and wants nothing more than to be left alone without the glare of public scrutiny. When Holly meets talk show host Michael Williams (Kadeem Hardison), he's soon convinced that she's the woman with whom he wants to share his life, but can he convince her of his sincerity so she will brave another high-profile romance? Based on the popular romance novel by Carla Fredd, Fire and Ice also features Tempestt Bledsoe and Freda Payne. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-22
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The First Breeze of Summer
1976-01-28
The First Breeze of Summer
Overview: A portrait of an African American working-class family, this stage production depicts an elderly grandmother's flashbacks to the affairs she had as a young woman and a hard-working father's current conflict with his two unhappy sons.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-28
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