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Gwen Ifill(1955-2016)

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Gwen Ifill
The Souls of Black Girls is a provocative news documentary that raises the question of whether or not women of color may be suffering from a self-image disorder as a result of trying to attain the standards of beauty celebrated in images of the mass
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The Souls of Black Girls (2008)
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Gwen Ifill was born on 29 September 1955 in Queens, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Washington Week in Review (1967), House of Cards (2013) and PBS NewsHour Special: Questions for President Obama (2016). She died on 14 November 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BornSeptember 29, 1955
DiedNovember 14, 2016(61)
BornSeptember 29, 1955
DiedNovember 14, 2016(61)
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations

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Gwen Ifill and Eartha Kitt in An Evening with Eartha Kitt (2009)
Gwen Ifill in Washington Week in Review (1967)
Gwen Ifill in Washington Week in Review (1967)
Gwen Ifill in Washington Week in Review (1967)
Gwen Ifill in Washington Week in Review (1967)
Gwen Ifill in Washington Week in Review (1967)
Gwen Ifill in Washington Week in Review (1967)
Gwen Ifill in Washington Week in Review (1967)
Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff in The Colbert Report (2005)
Gwen Ifill, Jim Lehrer, and Judy Woodruff in The Robert MacNeil Report (1975)

Known for:

Washington Week in Review (1967)
Washington Week in Review
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
House of Cards
8.7
TV Series
  • Gwen Ifill
PBS NewsHour Special: Questions for President Obama
TV Special
  • Self - Host
  • 2016
The Robert MacNeil Report (1975)
The Robert MacNeil Report
7.6
TV Series
  • Self(archive footage)

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Writer

  • Washington Week in Review (1967)
    Washington Week in Review
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2019

Actress

  • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
    House of Cards
    • Gwen Ifill
    • TV Series
    • 2016

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Washington Week
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Washington Week
The Souls of Black Girls
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The Souls of Black Girls

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  • Born
    • September 29, 1955
    • Queens, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 14, 2016
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA(endometrial cancer)
  • Other works
    Book: " The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. ''New York Anchor ISBN-13: 978-0767928908
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    • 1 Portrayal
    • 5 Articles

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    She was a Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns, and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. She started out as a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American. She became a national political reporter for the Washington Post and the White House correspondent for the New York Times.

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