Prolific playwright Tyler Perry adapts his popular stage play of the same name in this family-oriented comedy concerning a desperate mother who connects with the family she never knew. Brenda is a single Chicago mother of three who has been struggling for years to keep her kids off of the streets. Suddenly let go from her job with no warning... Continue Summary Pictures / Trailer / More

A bizarre musical tracing the life of Tina Turner is heading for the London stage. The show, based on Turner's autobiography, will be called Simply The Best, according to reports.

Actor/director Mel Gibson has topped a poll naming the most powerful Christians in Hollywood. The Passion Of The Christ star, who last year vowed to stop drinking alcohol after he was caught driving under the influence in California, beat out competition from fellow Bible fan Denzel Washington.

Happy Birthday to Franz Ferdinand bassist Robert Hardy (1980), singer Vanessa Carlton (1980), actor George Stults (1975), "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" star Steve Carell (1963), actor Timothy Hutton (1960), pop queen Madonna (1958), actress Angela Bassett (1958), "Titanic" director James Cameron (1954), singer/actress Kathie Lee Gifford (1953), "Family Matters" actor Reginald VelJohnson (1952), actress Lesley Ann Warren (1946), actress Julie Newmar (1933), singer Eydie Gorme (1931), football legend Frank Gifford (1930), actor Robert Culp (1930), actress Ann Blyth (1928), and British writer/soldier T.E. Lawrence (1888; d. 1935).

The most ambitious, critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible ever produced, "Inspired By... The Bible Experience," has confirmed more than 200 cast members for the "Old Testament" prequel to its bestselling "New Testament" edition.

Singer Ike Turner's career was ruined by the 1993 biopic of ex-wife Tina Turner, which depicted his abusive relationship with her. The songwriter/producer maintains he was bullied into signing a contract for What's Love Got To Do With It, leaving him with no input over how he was portrayed in the Academy award-nominated film - and he's suffered ever since.

Oscar winning actor Forest Whitaker is set for another major 2007 honor - a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Last King Of Scotland actor will unveil the 2,335th star on the famous Hollywood Boulevard landmark on Monday.

Taye Diggs will guest star in Grey's Anatomy in a special two-hour episode that will air later this season. Diggs, an established star of film, television and theatre, made his feature film debut starring opposite Angela Bassett in the box office hit, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and has since earned critical acclaim in several leading roles.

What’s Love Got To Do With It star Angela Bassett and her husband, actor Courtney B. Vance, made the most of their wedding night in 1997 after abstaining from sex for a full year before their nuptials. The long-time friends chose to be celibate for 12 months after Law & Order: Criminal Intent star Vance proposed and had just one night to consummate their marriage before Bassett flew off to shoot movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

Oprah Winfrey, Kimberly Elise, Angela Bassett and Ruby Dee will be presenters at Film Life's "2006 Black Movie Awards A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present and Future," airing Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), on TNT.