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The Powerful Reason Da’Vine Joy Randolph Wore Her Real Grandmother’s Glasses in ‘The Holdovers’ · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: Divine Joy Randolph won her first ever Oscar for her
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Speaker 2: stunning portrayal of cafeteria manager Mary Lamb in The Holdovers,
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Speaker 2: and during the ceremony, Lupita Niango, who honored her, mentioned
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Speaker 2: the glasses. Divine warn the film actually belonged to her
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Speaker 2: real grandmother, and Divine tells Variety it's part of something
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Speaker 2: she's been doing since she got her very first acting break.
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Speaker 2: She says, check my resume. Every single role there's a
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Speaker 2: connection to someone I know personally or in history of
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Speaker 2: fellow actress. I love it because those who know no,
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Speaker 2: I'm implanting moments of connection and to honesty, her glasses
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Speaker 2: were an artifact for me so that if I ever
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Speaker 2: got off track, the thought of my grandmother's struggles would
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Speaker 2: put me right back. Divine Joy Randolph there, who's also
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Speaker 2: excited for the new opportunities her oscar. Win's going to
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Speaker 2: open up. The Holdovers is on
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