Overview

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) presents a dynamic checkerboard of moving image footage featuring African-American actors and singers from across the 20th century: from Jackie “Moms” Mabley to Eartha Kitt, Whoopi Goldberg, Whitney Houston, and several others. The video focuses on their individual voices as they express heartbreaking roles, pointed lyrics, sharp jokes, and strong statements of resistance to the dominant culture. The work is a powerful, and often riotous, reflection on the roles of black women in the United States.

Genres

Cast

Eartha Kitt

Self / Catwoman (archive footage)

Millie Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Mo'Nique

Self (archive footage)

Moms Mabley

Self (archive footage)

Wanda Sykes

Self (archive footage)

Whoopi Goldberg

Self (archive footage)

Whitney Houston

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Adele Givens

Self (archive footage)

Pam Grier

Self (archive footage)

Donna Summer

Self (archive footage)