Lee Daniels took to Instagram on Jan. 10 to pay tribute to his younger sister, Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who recently passed away. According to the award-winning director, Lydia helped inspire the ...

Lee Daniels and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie on 'Empire' Gilbert Flores / Getty Images / Chuck Hodes / Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee Daniels has announced his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who inspired the Empire character Cookie Lyon, has died.

Daniels described Lydia as his 'best friend' in a heartfelt Instagram post following her death. Producer and director Lee Daniels shared a heartfelt post on Instagram revealing the loss of his younger ...

Filmmaker Lee Daniels talks with Kim Masters about the uphill battle to fund his new movie, Lee Daniels' The Butler, an African American historical drama. In the end it took creative casting of white ...

EXCLUSIVE: Lee Daniels is staying at 20th Television with a multi-year first-look deal. Under the pact, Daniels will develop and executive produce comedy, drama and limited series for linear networks ...

This year’s Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) ceremony, presented in partnership with Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph’s DIVA Foundation, will be celebrated over two days, March 14-15, in ...

Mo'Nique and Daniels' new collaboration comes after they squashed their 13-year feud. A new horror movie will debut next month on BET+ starring Mo'Nique, with Lee Daniels serving as executive producer ...

Panelist Lee Daniels is interviewed at the 2015 Hitmakers Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Panelist Lee ...