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Stars Gather For 'House of Flowers' Dinner

The stars were out in Beverly Hills last weekend when Hollywood women turned out to honor Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the first Black woman President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the legendary Diahann Carroll, who brought everyone to their feet with her honest, heartfelt speech. The event was themed in honor of Carroll’s first Broadway show, House of Flowers, in which she starred in 1954.
By Regina R. Robertson · Updated October 27, 2020
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Tracey Edmonds opened her home to co-host the House of Flowers dinner in honor of Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Diahann Carroll.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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Debbie Allen and honoree Diahann Carroll share a moment.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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Anika Noni Rose and Beverly Johnson were all smiles at the House of Flowers dinner in Beverly Hills honoring Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Diahann Carroll. Rose will join Carroll on Broadway next spring for A Raisin in the Sun.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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“I don’t think I really understand what the passing of time means until I come to an event like this,” noted Diahann Carroll, here with Angela Bassett.  “[Thank you] for helping me realize that I’ve come a long way down the road of where I wanted to go.”

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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Angela Bassett poses alongside House of Flowers dinner curator, Ryan Tarpley, and co-producers Andre Wells and Shauna Bain Smith.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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“This is a beautiful night, with an incredible group of beautiful, successful, wonderful women and I am so proud to be here…I’m so happy to be here,” said Isaacs, flanked here by talent manager Delores Robinson, House of Flowers dinner co-hosts, Tracey Edmonds and Debra Martin Chase, and Angela Bassett.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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Pauletta Washington and Lynn Whitfield were on-hand to honor Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Diahann Carroll.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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Tracey Edmonds joins Regina King for a pre-dinner photo.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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Actresses Lynn Whitfield and Angela Bassett pose, cheek-to-cheek, at the House of Flowers dinner in Beverly Hills.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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LaTanya Richardson, event creator/co-producer, Shauna Bain Smith, and Lynn Whitfield at the House of Flowers dinner in Beverly Hills.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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Writer/director Ava DuVernay gets a big hug from Debbie Allen at the House of Flowers dinner in Beverly Hills.

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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Shaun Robinson and House of Flowers co-host, Tracey Edmonds, share a post-dinner photo.

 

Stars Gather For ‘House of Flowers’ Dinner
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