Remember Us? Stars Blackballed After Their Oscars Speak Out
Patricia Rae
Actress Patricia Rae says that after starring in movies like Maria Full of Grace and The Big Wedding, her refusal to step back down into stereotypical roles playing the help got her effectively blackballed:
“I see it all the time on the breakdowns (casting notices), it’s like if you are Latino, you have to get naked. I studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, I have done off-Broadway shows. I don’t want to play a cleaning lady.”