American TV host Oprah Winfrey will play in the biopic about comedian Richard Pryor.

She got the role of Marie Carter, grandmother of a famous comedian, which contained a brothel. The film will be  directed by Lee Daniels. Winfrey put the photo with Daniels on Instagram, where she reported that they held the first session of reading the script.

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Marie Carter raised Richard to 10 years old, after his mother left the family. She was a domineering woman in the life of her grandson, with which she had a complicated relationship. The actor recalled that his childhood he spent in a brothel, and he simultaneously loved and feared his grandmother.

The role of Richard Pryor got Mike Epps.

According to ET, the filmmakers chose him among many other candidates. Who will play the widow of actor Jennifer Lee Pryor is unknown but it was reported that this role want to get Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway.

According to the ranking of Forbes magazine in 2013, Oprah Winfrey is the most influential celebrity in the world. She is the first and only one black woman-billionaire in the history. Winfrey is primarily known as the author and host of talk show ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’, coming out in the United States from 1986 to 2011.