We’re Watching: Notable Black Leading Ladies on TV Dramas Past, Present and Future - Page 15
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Deron Dalton
Jada Pinkett Smith – “HawthoRNe”
Regina King wasn’t the only black leading lady on TNT. Smith also had a show built around her. She played Christina Hawthorne, the Chief Nursing Officer of Richmond Trinity Hospital. The series focused on Hawthorne advocating for her patients and staff, which sometimes threatened her job. She was the last black actress before Washington to lead her own series. The only difference, Pinkett Smith was on cable. The medical drama lasted for three season from June 2009 to August 2011.
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