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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The world according to Felicia “Snoop’ Pearson
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Anticipation for “The Wire” finale is reaching “Sopranos” proportions with fans. Omar’s dead. And now the question is who’s next, if anyone.
Felicia “Snoop” Pearson has a bright life ahead when the HBO show ends.
She’s in Atlanta to discuss her memoir “Grace After Midnight” at the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum tonight.
But for the grace of God and landing the acting gig, Pearson’s life could resemble Snoop’s on “The Wire.” Her memoir traces her birth as as crack baby to foster care placement and prison. At age 14 Pearson was charged with second degree murder and sentenced to eight years in a women’s penitentiary in Jessup, Md.
It was there that she decided to turn her life around after a close friend she referred to as an uncle was killed.
Post-“Wire,” Pearson will focus her attention on more acting projects and on a youth program she started in Brooklyn and Baltimore with Jamie Hector, who plays Marlo on the show.
Here are excerpts of our Q and A
Q: Why do you think your character on “The Wire” is so endeared by fans?
A: They’ve never seen anyone like me on TV. Some people just tell me that I’m bringing a lot of realness to the TV.
Q: If Snoop somehow lives, what happens to her down the road?
A: Ain’t nobody in Marlo’s crew dropped dead yet. If Snoop keeps going she’s going to wind up dead or something. Gotta happen sooner or later. Snoop is going too hard. Chris [her partner] is going too hard.
Q: How did Michael K. Williams, who plays Omar, discover you and what did he sense was special about you?
A: He kept saying ‘It was your swagger.’ I met him at a club. And he kept looking at me. He came up to me and said, ‘Can I ask you a question. Are you a boy or a girl.’ Then later he said, ‘I want you to come to the set and meet the writers and producers.’
Q: What do you want readers to learn from your story?
A: I just want to let people know where I came from..to share my story. I know the lord has blessed me. He gave me the power just to tell this story.
Q: Are your parents living?
A: No. I didn’t know anything about my mother. She always looked nice. She loved to get high. My father was a stick up artist.
Q: You seem comfortable in your own skin, what do you tell youths who are not so secure with themselves.?
A: I tell them don’t be ashamed of who you are. Believe in yourself and don’t worry about what nobody say. Once you are on top people are going to look up to you. First you have to get an education. You can’t even scrub toilets without a G.E.D.
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