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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986)

November 15, 2022

A cinematic throwback!

"Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI" (1986) is a CBS television movie directed by Bill Duke, based on the life event of the first African-American female FBI agent chosen to work undercover. This movie features a great cast and is worth the watch. Those familiar with TV movies understand they have a particular feeling when watching them, mainly when featured on major networks like CBS. Sometimes, films like "Johnnie Mae Gibson" air, and we watch great acting and directing.

Lynn Whitfield's career was well underway, but this was her first significant role in a full-featured film as lead actress. However, you may have watched her on Broadway in 1982 when she starred in the Ntozake Shange play, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf."

Director: Bill Duke

Writer: James G. Hirsch

Starring Lynn Whitfield, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Richard Lawson, William Allen Young, Marta DuBois, John Lehne, Hugh Gillin, Henry G. Sanders, Veronica Redd, Eb Lottimer

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Johnnie Mae Gibson was the first African American female FBI agent chosen to work undercover. Her drive and ambition plunge her into the dangerous underworld of wealth, glamour, and guns. Forcing her family to take a backseat to her dreams and professional goals, Johnnie is determined to crack the case and gain the respect and admiration of her FBI co-workers. But, along the way, she makes a terrible mistake that may cost Johnnie her career.

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Available on DVD, but it's expensive and out of print. The entire movie is on YouTube.

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