Vanessa Bell Calloway

thumb Vanessa Bell Calloway (née Bell; born March 20, 1957) is an American actress. Beginning her career as a dancer, Bell Calloway became known for her film roles as Princess Imani Izzi in the 1988 comedy Coming to America and its sequel. Quotes First of all, anytime anybody asks you to do anything that is celebrating you or highlighting your life, just the fact that they cared enough about me, who am I to say no? It’s a form of flattery to me and I take those things seriously, because in the long run, people don’t have to care about you. Also, it’s a way to get a chance for people to see who you are, or who you’re trying to be, and sharing information–especially to young people. It’s a nice way to pay it forward and give back. What I wanted to focus on and what was really important was that my story was told the way I told it. Often you do these biography type of shows and they want to put their twist on it to make it dramatic, and you don’t get to change my narrative–I made that very clear. I’m very flattered, but you can’t change my narrative because it works for a soundbyte. Once I let somebody change my narrative, that’s what everybody thinks is fact. I knew that everything I was going to talk about was important. I’ve had a great 60 years, it’s been amazing, and I have a lot to share. So it’s not that one thing is more important, but they’re all, accumulated together, are important to me. And it’s important to me that they’re discussed and presented in the right frame and fashion and in the right order. My voice, not somebody else’s voice who wants to interpret what my voice should be. It was epic. I had an epic birthday; it was amazing. I savored and enjoyed every moment. My party started when my guest started arriving the Thursday before my birthday and the last person left Tuesday afternoon (my birthday was on Monday). I had a ball everyday; there was not one thing about my birthday that didn’t go well. Everyday was special, every moment was great, I had so much fun. My tips are very simple. You’ve got to take care of yourself. You’ve gotta exercise, make sure your diet is tight, I drink lots of water–hydrate, hydrate, hydrate, moisturize, moisturize, moisturize, and exercise, exercise, exercise, exercise. You have to pay attention to your body and your lifestyle. You have to take care of your skin, your teeth, your mental being, whatever it is. And then expect the changes that will come. Yes, I look great at 60, but if you put a picture up of me 30 years ago next to me, I look 30 years younger. I’m never going to look like that again, and I’m okay with it. You have to be able to accept the new changes that God brings along the way. Being: Vanessa Bell Calloway;By #TEAMEBONY on MARCH 31, 2017 External links Category:Actresses from the United States Category:Living people Category:1957 births Category:Women born in the 1950s Category:African Americans