Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Precious”
Mariah Carey
In the final confrontation scene, Carey was supposed to act like she was in horror. Instead, Carey provoked a natural emotion of tears and because of that, Daniels decided to keep the reaction in the film. Carey was chosen to play the social worker Mrs. Weiss due her performance in Tennessee (2008), which is a film produced by Daniels.