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10 rising film and TV stars poised to soar in 2021
Where you know her from: Playing Ahsha Hayes on VH1’s series “Hit the Floor” and Dussie Mae, girlfriend to the titular blues singer played by Viola Davis, in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”Where you’ll see her this year: In the title role of “Zola,” the 2020 Sundance-acclaimed (and then long-delayed) dramedy based on a 2015 tweetstorm about two strippers on a turbulent, violent road trip. Paige is also in the upcoming film “Boogie,” the chef-author Eddie Huang-directed story about a Chinese-American basketball player.Why she’s a standout: The Inglewood, California, native has blown critics away with her two most recent performances.