Shirley is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Josephine Decker from a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins, based on the 2014 novel by Susan Scarf Merrell, which formed a "largely fictional story" around novelist Shirley Jackson during the time period she was writing her 1951 novel Hangsaman. [4]
What is Shirley about? Shirley tells the story of the first Black congresswoman, political icon Shirley Chisholm, and her trailblazing run for president. It chronicles her audacious, boundary-breaking 1972 presidential campaign.
The intimate portrayal of trailblazing political icon Shirley Chisholm, the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for President of the U.S., and the cost of accomplishment for Shirley herself.
Shirley is a new biopic recounting the story of Shirley Chisholm and starring Regina King. Here’s everything we know about the movie.
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Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm in SHIRLEY--the story of the first Black congresswoman and her trailblazing run for president of the United States.
John Ridley’s “Shirley” examines the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm (Regina King), the first Black woman to be elected to Congress, and the first woman to campaign for the Democratic nomination for President.
The trailblazing biopic "Shirley" is now streaming on Netflix. Learn about Shirley Chisholm’s real-life career that inspired the new film starring Regina King.