Yaya
from How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
Role: Main Character
Thula's grandmother
Readers picture Alfre Woodard as Yaya in How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue. Other fancast picks include Angela Bassett and Whoopi Goldberg.
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Alfre Woodard
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Angela Bassett
Whoopi Goldberg
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Woja Beki
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Malabo Nangi
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