Actress Felicia Pearson to Co-Star in Spike Lee's CHIRAQ

Felicia Pearson returns to the big screen as she co-stars in Spike Lee's newest joint, "CHIRAQ". The Baltimore-born actress is best known for her breakout role in HBO hit series, "The Wire". In February 2015, Pearson appeared in Spike Lee's independent project titled, "Da Sweet Blood of Jesus". The chemistry was so profound that Lee outreached to the actress about a co-starring role in, "CHIRAQ", a satirical film, based on modern day Chicago and the violence that ensues.

The movie has already under a lot of scrutiny, although it has yet to be released. The picture also stars: Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, John Cusack, Nick Cannon and close friend to Felicia, Lala Anthony. Amazon Studios and 40 Acres and a Mule came together to produce this movie project, which opens in theaters on Friday, December 4th 2015. Watch the trailer here!

Aside from acting, Pearson is an avid activist. Raising awareness on poverty and violence in inner city communities, LGBTQ issues and the forgotten children in the foster care system. Recently Pearson has been vocal on CNN and MSNBC regarding the Baltimore Police Department in regards to Freddie Gray. She also played herself in "The Same Difference", a documentary that highlights the criticism and hypocrisy within the Lesbian community, as well as on the eye-opening VH1 special, "OUT in Hip Hop". Most recently AKOO (owned by Grammy award-winning T.I.) utilized Felicia for their '11xHuman' campaign, which shares different celebrity stories on the plight and corruption within urban neighborhoods. Stay tuned for more announcements and projects from this rising actress. Her second book, the follow up to Grace After Midnight, is slated to be released Summer of 2016.

About Felicia Pearson
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson is an American actress, author, and rapper. She is best known for playing a character "Snoop", on HBO's "The Wire". She wrote a memoir titled Grace After Midnight detailing her troubled childhood and time spent in prison for an alleged second degree murder.

Pearson was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the daughter of two incarcerated drug addicts, which led to her being raised in an East Baltimore foster home. Born a PREMATURE crack baby and weighing only three pounds, she was not expected to live. Pearson worked as a drug dealer. At the age of 14, she was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to two eight-year terms, to be served consecutively, at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup, Maryland. She was released after six and a half years.

Pearson said her life turned around at the age of 18 when Arnold Loney, a local drug dealer who looked out for her and sent her money in prison, was shot and killed. He was the one who gave her the nickname "Snoop" because she reminded him of Charlie Brown's beagle Snoopy in the comic strip Peanuts. While in prison, she earned her GED and was released in 2000. She landed a local job fabricating car bumpers, but was fired after only two weeks when her employer learned she had a prison record.
Actor, Michael K. Williams, who played Omar Little on HBO "The Wire", discovered Pearson in a Baltimore nightclub. He invited her to come to the set one day and introduced her to the writers and the producers of the series. After a subsequent audition, she was offered a role in the series. Pearson has appeared in videos of rapper Rick Ross' "The Boss," "Here I Am," as well as "Cash Flow" by rapper Ace Hood and "Shabba (feat ASAP Rocky)" by A$AP Ferg. She also appears in Spike Lee's film, "Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus".

Pearson founded a youth drama organization named Moving Mountains with her former Wire co-star, Jamie Hector (Marlo Stanfield). She says the aim of Moving Mountains is to stop youth violence, teach performing arts and help kids who really want to get off the streets and stay out of trouble. Pearson has also volunteered as a prison visitor and worked on anti-violence and literary campaigns for youths, as well as supporting the Stay Strong Foundation. Felicia is also venturing into entrepreneurship, she is currently a representative of 5linx, a partner in ISBG's Cavoda Vodka and she is venturing into product lines and business management. She is working towards opening up foster homes for teens and young adults who have experienced the hardships she has encountered in life. She is also raising social awareness to causes like police brutality and LGBT awareness.

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