Mona Hammond ‘the godmother of black British actors’ rose to a well deserved standing ovation as she went up to receive a the Edric Connor Inspiration award (Screen Nation’s highest UK honour) at last night’s Screen Nation award ceremony. Familiar to us all from TV roles in family favourites such as Desmonds (1990-94), Eastenders (1994 – 97) she’s also had her share of moments on the big screen (Kinky Boots, Manderlay) and on stage (King Lear, Romeo and Juliet) to name a few. From comedy to serious drama her talent has taken her a long way from her first acting role in Jamaica in 1952 and she is an inspiration to us all.
Other black female talent recognised last night were:
Thandie Newton (Crash) - best female performance in film
Loretta Devine (Crash) - Female Screen Personality Film / TV
Kara Miller (writer/director) – Emerging Talent
Screen nation awards celebrates excellence and diversity in TV and film.
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Charles Thompson, CEO of Screen Nation should be commended on an incredible event he proved his doubters wrong. It just goes to show persistence overcomes resistance.
I must say that whilst it was nice to rub shoulders with Thandie Newton, Adrian Lester and those lovely people at Sky who invited me, what really had me in awe was Paris Knight, mother of Keiton Knight who is battling aginst cancer.
Her speech which kicked off the event was truly inspiring and as a self confessed "I never cry cos I'm a man!" type of bloke her words nearly bought a tear to my eye.
By the way vistors can help Keiton by visting his website at www.keitonknight.com
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