Oprah Winfrey’s been cast to play Richard Pryor’s grandmother — a cruel and abusive lady pimp — in the upcoming biopic directed by O’s pal Lee Daniels.
Pryor’s widow, Jennifer, tells TMZ Oprah got hold of the script, and was desperate to play Marie Carter — the woman who raised Pryor in her brothel in Peoria, Illinois and who was known to beat him. TMZ previously reported that Mike Epps scored the Pryor role.
TMZ says Oprah really wanted to play Grandma Carter because she’s anxious to show her gritty side — after her ‘Butler’ performance — and let’s face it there’s not much grittier than an abusive grandma running a whorehouse while raising a kid.
