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028: The First with Kellita Smith

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On this episode of UNGENTRIFIED, I am joined by Kellita Smith (), Peabody Award winning actress for her role on the Emmy award winning Bernie Mac show, and current lead actress on SyFy’s Z Nation to chat about being the first Black lead actor in a series on the network. We discuss how Hollywood still has quite a way to go for Black women, what it’s like transitioning from comedic roles to science fiction, when she found out she was the first Black actor (male or female) in a lead role on the network, what position she’d play in her survival squad if a zombie apocalypse really jumped off, and Kellita drops gems about finding your passion that you need to hear. Listen and give us your opinion! Guest: Kellita Smith () Website: Resources/People/Articles Mentioned in Podcast: Shirley Horne You can catch Kellita on Bounce TV’s and SyFy’s , which is now in season 5. Catch up on past seasons of Z Nation on . Follow the conversation: @ungentrifiedpod on / @kentwjohnson on / #ungentrifiedpod Email us your questions/comments at .
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On this episode of UNGENTRIFIED, I am joined by Kellita Smith (), Peabody Award winning actress for her role on the Emmy award winning Bernie Mac show, and current lead actress on SyFy’s Z Nation to chat about being the first Black lead actor in a series on the network. We discuss how Hollywood still has quite a way to go for Black women, what it’s like transitioning from comedic roles to science fiction, when she found out she was the first Black actor (male or female) in a lead role on the network, what position she’d play in her survival squad if a zombie apocalypse really jumped off, and Kellita drops gems about finding your passion that you need to hear. Listen and give us your opinion! Guest: Kellita Smith () Website: Resources/People/Articles Mentioned in Podcast: Shirley Horne You can catch Kellita on Bounce TV’s and SyFy’s , which is now in season 5. Catch up on past seasons of Z Nation on . Follow the conversation: @ungentrifiedpod on / @kentwjohnson on / #ungentrifiedpod Email us your questions/comments at .
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