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Janet Shea(I)

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Nicole Beharie (The Express), Will Patton (Entrapment, The Postman), Charles Dutton (TVÂ’s Roc, Mimic) and Alfre Woodard (TVÂ’s Desperate Housewives, Primal Fear) star in this gripping true-life story. Falsely accused of distributing narcotics in a school zone, Dee Roberts (Beharie) is offered a deal she canÂ’t refuse: plead guilty and accept a 10-year suspended sentence. The alternative: risk serving 16- to-25 in jail. Realizing a conviction would ruin her life, Dee decides to fight back. Suing the DA for racial discrimination, Dee battles impossible odds in a case that will not only change her life but the laws of Texas as well.
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Janet Shea is known for French Quarter Undercover (1985), One Night Stand Off (2017) and Low and Behold (2007).
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    • Known for

    French Quarter Undercover (1985)
    French Quarter Undercover
    4.2
    • Hooker
    • 1985
    One Night Stand Off
    • Grandma
    • 2017
    Low and Behold (2007)
    Low and Behold
    8.2
    • Mrs. Fields
    • 2007
    Michael O'Keefe, Will Patton, Alfre Woodard, and Nicole Beharie in American Violet (2008)
    American Violet
    6.9
    • Helen
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Tres Leches (2022)
      Tres Leches
      1.6
      • Night Clerk
      • 2022
    • Sherri Eakin in Garden District (2021)
      Garden District
      Short
      • Irene Dubonnet
      • 2021
    • One Night Stand Off
      • Grandma
      • 2017
    • Rabbit Days (2016)
      Rabbit Days
      4.6
      • The Lady Upstairs
      • 2016
    • Michael O'Keefe, Will Patton, Alfre Woodard, and Nicole Beharie in American Violet (2008)
      American Violet
      6.9
      • Helen
      • 2008
    • Low and Behold (2007)
      Low and Behold
      8.2
      • Mrs. Fields
      • 2007
    • Christopher Lloyd, Rob Lowe, and Frances Conroy in A Perfect Day (2006)
      A Perfect Day
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Aunt Denise
      • 2006
    • Mena Suvari and James Franco in Sonny (2002)
      Sonny
      5.6
      • Wealthy Woman
      • 2002
    • The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
      The Adventures of Huck Finn
      6.2
      • Mother Grangerford
      • 1993
    • Blue Bayou (1990)
      Blue Bayou
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Belle
      • 1990
    • Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich in Blaze (1989)
      Blaze
      6.0
      • Crony Wife #1
      • 1989
    • French Quarter Undercover (1985)
      French Quarter Undercover
      4.2
      • Hooker
      • 1985
    • Hardcase
      8.9
      TV Movie
      • Shopper
      • 1981

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      She is a regular performer at the Southern Repertory Theatre in New Orleans.

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