Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange (/ˌɛntoʊˈzɑːki ˈʃɑːŋɡeɪ/ EN-toh-ZAH-kee SHAHNG-Ê; October 18, 1948 – October 27, 2018) was an American playwright and poet. As a Black feminist, she addressed issues relating to race and Black power in much of her work. She is best known for her Obie Award–winning play, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (1975). She also penned novels including Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo (1982), Liliane (1994), and Betsey Brown (1985), about an African-American girl run away from home. Among Shange's honors and awards were fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Fund, a Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, and a Pushcart Prize. In April 2016, Barnard College announced that it had acquired Shange's archive. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ntozake Shange, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ntozake Shange is known for work in writing across film and television. New Release currently presents 9 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (1978), American Playhouse (1982), Transparent (2014), For Colored Girls (2010), Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002), Whitewash (1994), For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1982), An Evening with Diana Ross (1977). The recorded credits span 1977 to 2014, including 7 movies and 2 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.