Posted by | Cyrena Rose
You may have seen Alysia Joy Powell in Desperate House Wives, or in her recurring role on Everybody Hates Chris, Scrubs, NYPD Blue, and perhaps The Shield.
Last year, the Los Angeles born actress, singer and comedian was seen in Jonah Hill‘s The Sitter; Powell recently landed the starring role in an indie film entitled Big and Beautiful.
Co-written by Steven Grant and directed by Choice Skinner, the film deals with a plus-sized woman named Jamela Jenkins (played by Powell), who has recently been cheated on by her fiancee.
When her best friend convinces her to attend a weight-loss/self-improvement resort, on an island, to recover from her broken heart, Jamela instead encounters zany people, zany times and new found love and romance with a sexy, personal trainer.
The fim will also star Michael Corey Davis, Farley Jackson, Daffany McGarry Clark, Felicia Tamika Sheppard and Lulu Valencia.
Principal photography is scheduled to begin in spring 2013.
