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Sheryl Lee Ralph arrives at the 50th NAACP Image Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Loews Hotel on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) Recently, Sheryl Lee Ralph revealed that a casting agent at one point in her career told her not to kiss Tom Cruise on screen because she is ‘Black’. Sheryl said, “When I left Broadway, going to Hollywood, I had a memorable audition with a big casting director who looked at me and said, ‘Everybody knows you’re a beautiful, talented Black girl, but what do I do with a beautiful, talented Black girl?'” She continued, “[He asked] ‘Do I put you in a movie with Tom Cruise? Do you kiss? Who goes to see that movie?'” Ralph would not reveal the name of the casting director when she was pressed during the interview. She added, “Everybody knew I was a beautiful, talented Black girl, and that I should be in a movie with Tom Cruise, and he should kiss me!” Sheryl Lee Ralph is currently showing off her amazing skills in acting in Abbott Elementary.
