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Roles turned down by Diana Ross:
Diana Ross was orginally cast for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Whitney Houston
Ross was considered to play Shug Avery.
Actor who got the part: Margaret Avery
Turned down the role of "Alexandra" opposite Sean Connery.
Actor who got the part: Brooke Adams
For years, Diana Ross tried to develop & star in the American remake of the French film, DIVA to no avail. The project stalled and never got off the ground.
Actor who got the part: Project Never Got Made
Diana Ross tried for years to bring THE JOSEPHINE BAKER STORY to the big screen but the project stalled. Years later, the project was made into an HBO movie starring Lynn Whitfield.
Actor who got the part: Lynn Whitfield
Writer Tom Mankiweicz and director Guy Hamilton wanted Ross as Solitaire but studio execs insisted the character be a young, innocent white woman - as she was in Ian Fleming's original novel.
Actor who got the part: Jane Seymour
The moviemakers suggested to Ryan O'Neal that Ross should play the boxing manager/trainer. He told them he thought it was "ridiculous."
Actor who got the part: Barbra Streisand
Diana Ross was shown script according to the book Barbra: The Way She Is.
Diana Ross and Gene Hackman were to have starred in TOUGH CUSTOMERS in the '70's but the project never got off the ground. Ross went on to make THE WIZ.
Actor who got the part: Project Never Got Made
Diana refused the part of Alexandra because she didn't want to be part of an ensemble cast of women.
Actor who got the part: Cher
Did you know that Diana Ross was not the only choice for these movies? (click to learn more)
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