How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Directed by	Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Produced by	Ronald Bass Terry McMillan Deborah Schindler
Written by	Terry McMillan (book & screenplay) Ronald Bass (screenplay)
Starring	Angela Bassett Taye Diggs
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Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Released	August 14, 1998
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Running time	124 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$20,000,000
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IMDb profile

How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a (1998) romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King. This film is an adaptation of the Terry McMillan's best selling novel titled by the same name. Image File history File links How_stella_got_her_groove_back. ... Kevin Rodney Sullivan (born August 3, 1958) is an American film and television actor and film director. ... Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951 in Port Huron, Michigan) is an African-American author. ... Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951 in Port Huron, Michigan) is an African-American author. ... Angela Bassett Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958 in New York City) is an African-American film actress. ... Taye Diggs (born January 2, 1972) is an African-American actor. ... 20th Century Fox logo Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... Look up romance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kevin Rodney Sullivan (born August 3, 1958) is an American film and television actor and film director. ... Angela Bassett Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958 in New York City) is an African-American film actress. ... Taye Diggs (born January 2, 1972) is an African-American actor. ... Sarafina movie poster featuring Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson, November 13, 1955), is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, comedian, and singer. ... Regina King Regina King (born January 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American actress. ... Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951 in Port Huron, Michigan) is an African-American author. ...

Plot

Stella (Angela Bassett) is a very successful forty-something African-American stock broker living in San Francisco, California who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg) to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Kingston, Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs). His pursuits for her turn into a hot and steamy romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of being a mother and corporate executive. Angela Bassett Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958 in New York City) is an African-American film actress. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, American-African or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Sarafina movie poster featuring Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson, November 13, 1955), is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, comedian, and singer. ... Location of Kingston Kingston (population 600,000) is the capital of Jamaica. ... Taye Diggs (born January 2, 1972) is an African-American actor. ...

Cast

• Angela Bassett — Stella Payne
• Taye Diggs — Winston Shakespeare
• Whoopi Goldberg — Delilah Abraham
• Regina King — Vanessa
• Suzzanne Douglass — Angela
• Michael J. Pagan — Quincy Payne
• Sicily — Chantel
• Richard Lawson — Jack
• Barry Shabaka Henley — Buddy
• Lee Weaver — Nate
• Glynn Turman — Dr. Shakespeare
• Phyllis Yvonne Stickney — Mrs. Shakespeare
• Denise Hunt — Ms. Thang
• Lisa Hanna — Abby
• James Pickens Jr. — Walter Payne

Angela Bassett Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958 in New York City) is an African-American film actress. ... Taye Diggs (born January 2, 1972) is an African-American actor. ... Sarafina movie poster featuring Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson, November 13, 1955), is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, comedian, and singer. ... Regina King Regina King (born January 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American actress. ... Suzzanne Douglass (born April 12, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American film and television actress, best known for her role in the films The Inkwell, Jasons Lyric, and How Stella Got Her Groove Back. ... Richard Lawson (b. ... Barry Shabaka Henley Born September 15, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Henley is an American character actor, and a fixture in many films, most often the films of director Michael Mann, having worked with the director four times with Ali, Collateral in a marvelous turn as a sensitive, ill-fated... Glynn Turman (born January 31, 1946 in New York, New York) is an African-American stage, television, and film actor. ... Lisa Hanna was the third Jamaican to win the Miss World title. ...

Awards & nominations

1999 Acapulco Black Film Festival The American Black Film Festival (formerly known as the Acapulco Black Film Festival) is an annual awards festival that recognizes achievements in independent Black cinema. ...

• Best Actress — Angela Bassett (won)
• Best Actor — Taye Diggs (nominated)
• Best Actress — Whoopi Goldberg (nominated)
• Best Director — Kevin Rodney Sullivan (nominated)
• Best Film (nominated)
• Best Screenplay — Terry McMillan (nominated)
• Best Soundtrack (nominated)

1999 NAACP Image Awards The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ...

• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture — Angela Bassett (won)
• Outstanding Motion Picture (won)
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Whoopi Goldberg (won)
• Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress — Michael J. Pagan (nominated)

Trivia

• The character "Winston Shakespeare," (played by Taye Diggs in the movie), is based on McMillan's real-life husband, Jonathan Plummer. Plummer is Jamaican and is more than 20 years younger than McMillan. In June 2005, Plummer announced that he was gay, and McMillan filed for divorce.

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See also

• Terry McMillan

Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951 in Port Huron, Michigan) is an African-American author. ...

External links

• How Stella Got Her Groove Back at The Internet Movie Database