Mama Z
from The Trees by Percival Everett
Role: Main Character
Gertrude's great-grandma
Readers picture S. Epatha Merkerson as Mama Z in The Trees by Percival Everett. Other fancast picks include Alfre Woodard and Anna Deavere Smith.
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S. Epatha Merkerson
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Alfre Woodard
Anna Deavere Smith
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