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Queen Latifah in her first function as Lashawn in Jungle Fever in 1991:
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Eddie Murphy in his first function as Reggie Hammond in 48 Hrs. in 1982:
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Raven-Symoné in her first function as Olivia Kendall in The Cosby Present from 1989–1992:
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Viola Davis in her first function as a nurse in The Substance of Fireplace in 1996:
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Idris Elba in one among his first roles as a pizza supply man in Area Precinct in 1994:
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Regina King in her first function as Brenda Jenkins in 227 from 1985–1990:
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Samuel L. Jackson in one among his first roles in The Displaced Particular person in 1977:
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Halle Berry in her first function as Emily Franklin in Dwelling Dolls in 1989:
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Denzel Washington as Robert Eldridge in Wilma in 1977:
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Angela Bassett in her first function as Salina McCulla in Seek for Tomorrow in 1985:
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Zendaya in her first function as Rocky Blue in Shake It Up from 2010–2013:
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Jamie Foxx in In Dwelling Colour from 1991–1994:
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Lupita Nyong’o in her first function as F in East River in 2008:
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Will Smith in his first function as Will Smith in The Recent Prince of Bel-Air in 1990:
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Octavia Spencer in her first function as Nurse Annette in A Time To Kill in 1996:
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Don Cheadle in one among his first roles as Elliott Washburn in Hamburger Hill in 1987:
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Tracee Ellis Ross in her first function as Kiki in Far Harbor in 1996:
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Laurence Fishburne in one among his first roles as Josh Corridor in One Life to Stay from 1973–1976:
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Keke Palmer in her first function as Gina’s niece in Barbershop 2 in 2004:
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Mahershala Ali in his first function as Dr. Trey Sanders in Crossing Jordan from 2001–2002:
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Whoopi Goldberg in one among her first roles as Celie in The Colour Purple in 1985:
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Tessa Thompson in her first function as Wilhelmina “Billie” Doucette in Chilly Case in 2005:
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And at last, Kerry Washington in her first function in ABC Afterschool Particular in 1994:
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