Arts & Entertainment
Brentwood Native Stars In Angelina Jolie Thriller In Theaters Fri
Medina Senghore plays a lead role in "Those Who Wish Me Dead," opening in movie theaters and streaming on HBO this weekend.
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BRENTWOOD, NY— A Long Island native will be on big and little screens Friday opposite major Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie. Medina Senghore grew up in Brentwood and has a major role in the thriller "Those Who Wish Me Dead," opening in theaters and on HBO Max this weekend.
Senghore plays the pregnant wife of a sheriff pursued by bad guys and a Montana forest fire. Film review website Film School Rejects says of her character: "Allison is warm, capable, and arguably the most engaging character in 'Those Who Wish Me Dead' to the point that it’s her fate viewers will be most invested in."
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The movie casts Jolie as a parachuting firefighter and action lead. Senghore told Good Morning America that she enjoyed playing a strong female character in a film with more than one strong woman portrayed.
Senghore is also known for her role on the dark comedy series "Happy!" She has a chemical engineering degree and a Harvard law degree and worked as a patent lawyer before exploring acting. She told the New York Times that she grew up in a diverse household: "My father is from the Gambia and a Muslim, and my mom grew up in a traditionally Christian household."
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"Those Who Wish Me Dead" is playing at several Long Island movie theaters.
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