Favorite Black Female TV Characters
From Cookie Lyon to Clair Huxtable to Olivia Pope, we all have our favorite black female characters on television. These gorgeous, strong, and powerful black women are revolutionizing the television industry and the black community. They have capture the hearts of black women from all walks of life.
Whether they make us laugh or cry, one thing we can all agree on is that these black women are inspiring. Here are some of our all-time favorite black women on TV.
Olivia Pope (Scandal)
Olivia Pope played by Kerry Washington is a D.C. fixer. She runs crisis management consulting firm dedicated to protect the public image of high profile clients. At the same time, they solve crimes and murders to help her …show more content…
Henson plays Cookie Lyon. She is the ex-wife of a cutthroat CEO of Empire Entertainment. Cookie served time in prison for 17 years due to drug dealing.
She sees herself as a sacrifice for the Empire she has built with her ex-husband. The money they used to fund her ex-husband’s career is from her drug money. After she got out of prison, Cookie is determined to bring her family back together and take back what used to be hers.
Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
Clair Huxtable was portrayed by Phylicia Rashad. Claire is the elegant yet tough wife of Cliff Huxtable. She is a confident, classy and intelligent businesswoman.
Clair is also a great debater which proves why she is a successful lawyer. She never lost an argument on the show.
Lieutenant Nyota Uhura (Star Trek)
Nichelle Nichols bagged the role of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura who became a crucial character in the original series. She was one of the first black women to be featured in a U.S. television series. The lieutenant joined the U.S.S. Enterprise and served under Captain Kirk.
Miranda Bailey (Grey’s Anatomy)
Dr. Miranda Bailey is portrayed by Chandra Wilson. Her character was introduced as the roughest surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital. Her co-workers often called her as “The Nazi” because of her ways and attitude. However, she proved that she can also be a supportive
From Cookie Lyon to Clair Huxtable to Olivia Pope, we all have our favorite black female characters on television. These gorgeous, strong, and powerful black women are revolutionizing the television industry and the black community. They have capture the hearts of black women from all walks of life.
Whether they make us laugh or cry, one thing we can all agree on is that these black women are inspiring. Here are some of our all-time favorite black women on TV.
Olivia Pope (Scandal)
Olivia Pope played by Kerry Washington is a D.C. fixer. She runs crisis management consulting firm dedicated to protect the public image of high profile clients. At the same time, they solve crimes and murders to help her …show more content…
Henson plays Cookie Lyon. She is the ex-wife of a cutthroat CEO of Empire Entertainment. Cookie served time in prison for 17 years due to drug dealing.
She sees herself as a sacrifice for the Empire she has built with her ex-husband. The money they used to fund her ex-husband’s career is from her drug money. After she got out of prison, Cookie is determined to bring her family back together and take back what used to be hers.
Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
Clair Huxtable was portrayed by Phylicia Rashad. Claire is the elegant yet tough wife of Cliff Huxtable. She is a confident, classy and intelligent businesswoman.
Clair is also a great debater which proves why she is a successful lawyer. She never lost an argument on the show.
Lieutenant Nyota Uhura (Star Trek)
Nichelle Nichols bagged the role of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura who became a crucial character in the original series. She was one of the first black women to be featured in a U.S. television series. The lieutenant joined the U.S.S. Enterprise and served under Captain Kirk.
Miranda Bailey (Grey’s Anatomy)
Dr. Miranda Bailey is portrayed by Chandra Wilson. Her character was introduced as the roughest surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital. Her co-workers often called her as “The Nazi” because of her ways and attitude. However, she proved that she can also be a supportive