Actor, talk show host and producer Oprah Winfrey is producing a documentary for Apple about the late legendary actor Sidney Poitier. Poitier passed away on Thursday at the age of 94.
Winfrey executive produces the project, which has Reginald Hudlin attached to direct. The documentary film has been under production with the participation of the Poitier family for more than a year.
Poitier, a Bahamian-American actor, is well-known for many achievements in his illustrious career, but he is best known as the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He won the award Lilies of the Field on April 13, 1964. Some of Poitier's notable works include In the Heat of the Night, To Sir With Love, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, The Defiant Ones, Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun, Paris Blues, and more.
The Apple Original documentary film will be released by Winfrey's Harpo Productions and Network Entertainment.
