Amen to that Ray, unlike all this fake shit so many are wearing today. Bless you Tracy, still beautiful. More power to ya. Love her smile. Have to remember to watch it this weekend, hope i can locate it in my many boxes.
I remember her in New Jack city, she was sexy playing the mistress of Wesley snipes, glad she's still alive, well & doing charity work which is good for her.
I saw this movie by my self. The movie theater that I saw it in is gone now. I didn't know that we are the same age! WOW! good times! Thanks for sharing.
Tracy has always been very talented. She and I went to high school together in Queens. We both ran track and she was very fast. It's nice seeing the sista's wearing the same hair style as she today.
She is absolutely BEAUTIFUL !!! natural beauty is the best this is one of the reasons why I don't wear makeup I might do a little eyeliner or lipstick every now and then but I don't wear makeup I like to keep it all natural!! love the video!! Much love coming from Santa Cruz Beach California💖💖💖💖🏖🏖🏖🏖
Gorgeous woman n at 56 beautiful as ever! Timeless beauty ❤❤🙏🙏 Thanks for this video you put it together well n straight to the point. Glad she's doing positive things n wow 😮can't believe how gorgeous she is even at 56❤
This movie introduced me to independent films, I first saw this on PBS. As a 13 year old I found this movie so intriguing, I loved her apartment especially. Thanks for the update 🥰
I was also delighted to see in this movie a gorgeous dark skinned sister as the central character, and the one all the brothers desired including the stuck bourgeois man.
yes that was a major deal in film & popular culture. Four brothers vying for the attention of this gorgeous sister on film who happens to be the opposite complexion of the Lonette McKee / Halle Berry types was a revelation.
I remember in 86' my cousins and I went to see this at the Loews State Theater. The film was in black n white. It's great that you posted this. I never knew she was the same one in New Jack City. She still looks beautiful! Great to see that she is well and doing something positive.
Wow I guess everyone gonna be shocked to find out that she was also Gmoney girl in new Jack city,I didn't even know there's reboot on Netflix,glad to see she's doing well and helping others,another good one!
She wasn’t a nymph, she didn’t want to settle down.. It’s just a woman doing what most men normally do… She said all of them serve a purpose in her life they makes her life complete… ❤️❤️❤️
@@rosered3608 I've always thought she was a freak and weird. It seems women like her have a habit of being selfish and using different men for their own agenda as an excuse for being "sexually free". If the roles were switched women would be quick to call the guy a player and a fuckboy.
I remember when she's on the video with Tone Loc called Wild Thang which is a smash hit in 1988! That's launches her career in New Jack City which is a huge hit! She still looks beautiful now, in her fifties!💝👍💝 She was the next Kelly Rowland back in the day!👍💝👍
I remember seeing her in She's Gotta Have It and just appreciating that someone who looked like me, natural hair and all, would be cast in such a role. I wasn't as sexually free as she was, but I admired that she had that confidence I wish I had.
I was fresh out of college when SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT came out in 1986. I saw it when it came out. I also saw NEW JACK CITY when it came out. The first film was the one which made famous both Tracy Camilla Johns and also Spike Lee himself. I was wondering what happened to her.
Come to think of it, I also saw the film a second time in 1987, and in Paris, France of all places. I was on a research grant and noticed that it was in French theaters. It drew a sizable Afro-French audience. It played in "Version Originale" (i.e. in English) with French subtitles.
Just glad to see my beautiful black actors and actresses in good living condition enjoying life especially the actress Cynthia Davis that playEd Glynn Thurman’s love interest in Cooley High. You did such excellent detective work on the findings of what happened to her and I thank 🙏🤜🤛👍.
Agreed; a fine, sexy, brown-skinned, natural hair textured Black woman in film during the 80's (or even now) was a rarity and pleasure to witness. Tracee Camilla Johns was a queen and still is. I disagree on her Nola Darling character being a "nymphomanic" or uncontrollable sex addict. But that was the crux of the film, it was natural for her but not the men in her life. Great coverage Swoope.
Wow...it's surprising seeing her again after all these time off the box office screens, "also I'm surprised to see doesn't have any children or that she's married! *(TERRY SWOOPES)* *(THANK YOU)*
I forgot about this movie. It was alright. I loved when she played in New Jack City. “ she had to have it in that movie too. I love being natural. If I do say so myself. And she’s Beautiful!
I loved this movie! First seeing it as a teenager, was intriguing!! She had 3 guys and was juggling all of them! (You have to kiss some frogs; before you find your Prince!) lol When they all met at her home, and no one was shot, I thought, "Go Head On Nola Darling!" Well done Spike Lee! 👍🏆👍
While I disagree that anyone, (male or female) can progress by being sexually active outside of Marriage as GOD ordained it in the BIBLE...I absolutely love the blessing of these videos which never cease to entertain and educate me on the pop culture our society often diverts light from...please keep it up!!
I owe a lot to this movie and my love of black women, simple enlightenment and she was a definite first screen love. Naturally beautiful confident love
Tracy is a beautiful black woman.That nice original no extra additives.Loved her sassiness on the screen.Loved her walk and the way she controlled the men in her life in She's gotta Have it.Another natural beauty I saw on screen that I loved was Taral Hicks in " A Bronx Tale" NATURAL.Just something about a natural black woman that gets me excited! I'm so glad Tracy is doing well.If you haven't could you do one on Taral Hicks?
Vincent Ali, the name of the song playing as the theme music at the end of the video is called "Thank You R G E" by Joe Bagale...real mellow and smooth isn't it?
I thought this movie was more about how a BLACK woman had to date 3 brothers to make a whole MAN. NOLA DARLING was empowered to do and get what she wanted no matter what society thought of her. The men in her life wanted to OWN her, TEAR her down , break down her INDEPENDENT NATURE. LEE'S movie show a BLACK WOMAN as a strong intelligent person who didn't need a man to define who she is. LEE'S movie show BLACKS as PROFESSIONAL BLACK URBANITES, and that the BLACK COMMUNITY was more then a SUPERFLY MENTALITY of selling drugs. As a BLACK MAN this movie was much DEEPER on so many levels. GOD BLESS YOUR WORK BROTHER.
Gary White good point, I liked the fact that she didn’t need an awakening to realize who she was. The film went as far back as her family and as we could see it was pretty stable so no daddy issues.. Nola was just being Nola. Owning it it’s no apologies.
I remember when the movie came out Spike Lee became the darling of the progresive liberal white art circles and was dubbed the Black Woody Allen. Then he dropped School Daze and Do The Right Thing and he was no longer Woody Allen, just Black.
What did you think about the Netflix series created by Spike Lee as well with the same name? . Oh shit, that was her in “New Jack City?” 😲..I was today years old when I found out & she looked amazing 🌶🌶🌶🌶 in those epic scenes 🔥
Yeah she played Uniqua. G-Money's girl that Nino slept with. Truth be told when I first saw New Jack City, I didn't recognize her because of the wig she had on. In She's Gotta Have It, she wore her natural hair so I had to do a double take :-) And btw, you are GORGEOUS :-)
The first time I saw the movie, it was pure entertainment. The second time, about 20 years later, I realized that Nola Darling was a one-dimensional character. The major plot development, and character development was in the three male characters. I realized that Spike Lee, a Morehouse man, made a movie about what he knew. What he knew, and most men knew, was what we think of women, but not so much of what women think of themselves.
Nola darling was absolutely, naturally beautiful! No make up needed!
Amen to that Ray, unlike all this fake shit so many are wearing today. Bless you Tracy, still beautiful. More power to ya. Love her smile. Have to remember to watch it this weekend, hope i can locate it in my many boxes.
I agree with you, Ray -- a natural beauty.
Her beautiful smile hasn't changed ⚘😀
She favors Kelly Roland, she looks like she could be Kelly's mom.
Soul R&B HipHop Yup! I said the same thing!
I'm with you on that. I see it
@jjosephdubya Kelly Roland is 38, and Tracy Camilla Jones is 56. That's an 18 year age difference. So actually Tracy could be Kelly's mom.
@jjosephdubya On that I agree with you.
With all due respect to Kelly, Tracy was more attractive than her
She is still Beautiful as ever...
I remember her in New Jack city, she was sexy playing the mistress of Wesley snipes, glad she's still alive, well & doing charity work which is good for her.
I saw this movie by my self. The movie theater that I saw it in is gone now. I didn't know that we are the same age! WOW! good times! Thanks for sharing.
The way she was dancing in NEW JACK CITY, was sexy as hell in 91. Thanks for the post Brother!👍
She really looks great and I am glad to see her doing well....
Tracy has always been very talented. She and I went to high school together in Queens. We both ran track and she was very fast. It's nice seeing the sista's wearing the same hair style as she today.
She is absolutely BEAUTIFUL !!! natural beauty is the best this is one of the reasons why I don't wear makeup I might do a little eyeliner or lipstick every now and then but I don't wear makeup I like to keep it all natural!! love the video!! Much love coming from Santa Cruz Beach California💖💖💖💖🏖🏖🏖🏖
Gorgeous woman n at 56 beautiful as ever! Timeless beauty ❤❤🙏🙏 Thanks for this video you put it together well n straight to the point. Glad she's doing positive things n wow 😮can't believe how gorgeous she is even at 56❤
This movie introduced me to independent films, I first saw this on PBS. As a 13 year old I found this movie so intriguing, I loved her apartment especially. Thanks for the update 🥰
yeah her pad was kind a cool
She's still beautiful
I was also delighted to see in this movie a gorgeous dark skinned sister as the central character, and the one all the brothers desired including the stuck bourgeois man.
yes that was a major deal in film & popular culture. Four brothers vying for the attention of this gorgeous sister on film who happens to be the opposite complexion of the Lonette McKee / Halle Berry types was a revelation.
She still looks great. I always wondered what she did after acting.
Seen it in the Summer of 1986 I was so captivated that I sat and watched that movie twice loved the film score from Bill Lee truly beautiful
I remember in 86' my cousins and I went to see this at the Loews State Theater. The film was in black n white. It's great that you posted this. I never knew she was the same one in New Jack City. She still looks beautiful! Great to see that she is well and doing something positive.
Wow she is gorgeous! Still to this day ♥️
I had no idea that she was in "New jack city" until this video. And I'm a film buff. Keep it coming Terry! As another great job!!!
I didn't either.
Me to dam
WHAT ?!? Y'ALL DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HER FINE ASS ??? 🤯
Yes, I knew she was in movie came in back 91, she look beautiful
She played the girl from the club. Ended up with nine brown
Wow I guess everyone gonna be shocked to find out that she was also Gmoney girl in new Jack city,I didn't even know there's reboot on Netflix,glad to see she's doing well and helping others,another good one!
I didn't know about reboot on Net flix
Still Beautiful! had no idea she was the same women in NEW JACK! and 56? WOW! she looks really good
Tracy Camilla Johns is a legend. It’s nice to see that she’s doing well.
She wasn’t a nymph, she didn’t want to settle down.. It’s just a woman doing what most men normally do… She said all of them serve a purpose in her life they makes her life complete… ❤️❤️❤️
great clip when I heard about the reboot of she's gotta have it I wondered about the original nola she is still beautiful thanks for the upload!
Thanks again for posting this video.
Love the background music
Stagm3, the name of the song playing in the background is called "Thank You R G E" by Joe Bagale...Nice and smooth isn't it?
@@TheHighlander2024 But what's the track playing while he is talking? That is the one that has me gassed. Not the one during the credits.
@@rpriest12 , good question...I'll have to ask brother Terry to share that knowledge with us. That background music is beautiful too! Facts!👏🏿👏🏿
Rob Council thanks, yeah it’s hypnotic, right up there with the music from the movie passenger 57
When I watched the movie I never thought of her as a nymph maniac just as a sexually free woman.
Peter Collier I never thought that either, she was called that in the movie but she didn’t agree.
That's the same bitch in New Jack? Damn she got badder
@@rosered3608 I've always thought she was a freak and weird. It seems women like her have a habit of being selfish and using different men for their own agenda as an excuse for being "sexually free".
If the roles were switched women would be quick to call the guy a player and a fuckboy.
Me too.
Thank you ! for this beautiful, informative Video Footage 😀 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.
😉 😍 👍 💗 !
So beautiful! Thanks for appreciating her and posting this. ♥️
OH!..IM STILL IN LOVE WITH NOLA DARLING😇BLESS HER ❤ HEART.
She's an awesome woman in every way!
Aaron Scott Hi. Yes. Happens. Thanks.
@@stevenhosea4849 :)
Beautiful then. Beautiful now.
I swear the 80s-99 the best years ever
I remember when she's on the video with Tone Loc called Wild Thang which is a smash hit in 1988! That's launches her career in New Jack City which is a huge hit! She still looks beautiful now, in her fifties!💝👍💝 She was the next Kelly Rowland back in the day!👍💝👍
SHE IS STILL BEAUTIFUL AS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STILL beautiful!!
She looks great!
Rhonda, The Virtu Works Fore U Mompreneur Thanks. Yes. Hi
Do I remember her..I lived a couple of blocks from her..you can't forget quality like that..Yo..she's a true legend..everything she did was a hit..
Got that Pretty Kelly Rowland face 😍
Count Duku More like Kelly has her face, since she’s older and was in the limelight before there was a group called Destiny’s Child
Kelly Roland favors her
💯💯💯I came here to comment that but you already on it
She is still beautiful! She's aged gracefully!
I saw that and love it...She's beautiful...
I would have never guess it in a million years that after she did She's gotta have it with Spike Lee that she was in the Movie New Jack City !
She's Gotta Have It I haven't seen that movie on television since the early 90s
SHE WAS THE SHIT IN NEW JACK CITY,YAAAASSS!!!GREAT VIDEO SWOOPE👊
I remember seeing her in She's Gotta Have It and just appreciating that someone who looked like me, natural hair and all, would be cast in such a role. I wasn't as sexually free as she was, but I admired that she had that confidence I wish I had.
Black women never seem to lose their beauty.
The Real Deal !!! .Yep...Black don’t crack✊🏿
#BlackExcellence #BlackGirlsRock
I was fresh out of college when SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT came out in 1986. I saw it when it came out. I also saw NEW JACK CITY when it came out. The first film was the one which made famous both Tracy Camilla Johns and also Spike Lee himself. I was wondering what happened to her.
Good for her! What a blessing to live your life helping others!
Very attractive in her youth and still is, but I wouldn't have recognized her today since I haven't seen her in years.
Love this channel❤
Come to think of it, I also saw the film a second time in 1987, and in Paris, France of all places. I was on a research grant and noticed that it was in French theaters. It drew a sizable Afro-French audience. It played in "Version Originale" (i.e. in English) with French subtitles.
That was not her
You know sometimes people get tired of Hollywood! That industry is too much and the pressures! Tracy looks great!
That era was full of flawlessly healthy black beauty
Awsome dude
Everybody mentioning her in New Jack City but nobody said she was in Tone Loc video Wild Thing also
It is mentioned at the end...
Just glad to see my beautiful black actors and actresses in good living condition enjoying life especially the actress Cynthia Davis that playEd Glynn Thurman’s love interest in Cooley High. You did such excellent detective work on the findings of what happened to her and I thank 🙏🤜🤛👍.
Agreed; a fine, sexy, brown-skinned, natural hair textured Black woman in film during the 80's (or even now) was a rarity and pleasure to witness. Tracee Camilla Johns was a queen and still is. I disagree on her Nola Darling character being a "nymphomanic" or uncontrollable sex addict. But that was the crux of the film, it was natural for her but not the men in her life. Great coverage Swoope.
Wow...it's surprising seeing her again after all these time off the box office screens, "also I'm surprised to see doesn't have any children or that she's married!
*(TERRY SWOOPES)*
*(THANK YOU)*
2:34 Coretta Scott-King ?
I loved her look. I wore wife beaters and shorts to bed for a year because of this movie. Owned the soundtrack album.
I forgot about this movie. It was alright. I loved when she played in New Jack City. “ she had to have it in that movie too. I love being natural. If I do say so myself. And she’s Beautiful!
Julie Shepard new jack city? Was she the dancer?
bigq1977 Yes that was her! She was bout the 💰
She reprised her role as Mother Darling in Red Hook Summer back in ‘12
She also was in the she gonna have it series
Beautiful
Hey man she is still beautiful.
A remarkable movie, actors, story line, black and white setting and director. She was/is someone that inspired many dreams.
This is a great video but I'm pretty sure the picture at 2:25 is Not her. 🤔
I loved this movie! First seeing it as a teenager, was intriguing!! She had 3 guys and was juggling all of them! (You have to kiss some frogs; before you find your Prince!) lol
When they all met at her home, and no one was shot, I thought, "Go Head On Nola Darling!" Well done Spike Lee! 👍🏆👍
While I disagree that anyone, (male or female) can progress by being sexually active outside of Marriage as GOD ordained it in the BIBLE...I absolutely love the blessing of these videos which never cease to entertain and educate me on the pop culture our society often diverts light from...please keep it up!!
I owe a lot to this movie and my love of black women, simple enlightenment and she was a definite first screen love. Naturally beautiful confident love
SHE STILL LOOK GOOD
Tracy is a beautiful black woman.That nice original no extra additives.Loved her sassiness on the screen.Loved her walk and the way she controlled the men in her life in She's gotta Have it.Another natural beauty I saw on screen that I loved was Taral Hicks in " A Bronx Tale" NATURAL.Just something about a natural black woman that gets me excited! I'm so glad Tracy is doing well.If you haven't could you do one on Taral Hicks?
Great video, like to know the name of the theme music at end of video. Thanks!
Vincent Ali, the name of the song playing as the theme music at the end of the video is called "Thank You R G E" by Joe Bagale...real mellow and smooth isn't it?
@@TheHighlander2024 Thank you, thank you.😊
@@vincentali5736 my pleasure! 👏🏿👏🏿😎😊
@ Terry, Keep doing your thang, King!😎
Man I had no idea that was her in NJC .. man she was hot in that scene.
Still beautiful
Had NO CLUE that was her in New Jack City as Nino's jump. Wow!!
That's Great, she's activist and helping the less fortunate, Go Head On Tracy
I didn't know that was her in New Jack City. WoW !!!!!!
She still looks great. I didn't realize that was her in New Jack City. Good to hear she is doing well.
Yeah , what happens to tracy? She a good actress. Thank terry!
I thought this movie was more about how a BLACK woman had to date 3 brothers to make a whole MAN. NOLA DARLING was empowered to do and get what she wanted no matter what society thought of her. The men in her life wanted to OWN her, TEAR her down , break down her INDEPENDENT NATURE. LEE'S movie show a BLACK WOMAN as a strong intelligent person who didn't need a man to define who she is. LEE'S movie show BLACKS as PROFESSIONAL BLACK URBANITES, and that the BLACK COMMUNITY was more then a SUPERFLY MENTALITY of selling drugs. As a BLACK MAN this movie was much DEEPER on so many levels. GOD BLESS YOUR WORK BROTHER.
Gary White good point, I liked the fact that she didn’t need an awakening to realize who she was. The film went as far back as her family and as we could see it was pretty stable so no daddy issues.. Nola was just being Nola. Owning it it’s no apologies.
what is the name of the outro song -nice beat
She was a beautiful actress
Could you tell me what music is in the end vidéo. I hear it sounds like a remix of the nola darling song?
What song is at the end of this video?
A natural beauty...♥️
What's the name of the song at the end ?
Love her stay true to yourself 💯💯💯💋💋💋💖💖💖🧘
I had no idea until today that's she was the same girl in new jack city. I guess since she was much thinner I didn't see it.
She is beautiful
@ 2:34-35, she live in Co Op City?
I remember when the movie came out Spike Lee became the darling of the progresive liberal white art circles and was dubbed the Black Woody Allen. Then he dropped School Daze and Do The Right Thing and he was no longer Woody Allen, just Black.
Wow
She still beautiful
Lloyd Haynes, Room 222, and Don Marshal, Land of the Gianta...where are they now?
@ Al Howard
Lloyd Haynes died from a heart attack about 30 years ago...Not sure about Don Marshall, but I think he died awhile ago too.
Thanks, I knew they weren't alive any longer, I just didn't want their careers to be forgotten 👍🏽
New Jack City!?!?! Ok, did not realize!! Anyway, she is positively stunning. I want to age gracefully like her.
What did you think about the Netflix series created by Spike Lee as well with the same name? . Oh shit, that was her in “New Jack City?” 😲..I was today years old when I found out & she looked amazing 🌶🌶🌶🌶 in those epic scenes 🔥
I love it, but I heard they cancelled the show
Yeah she played Uniqua. G-Money's girl that Nino slept with. Truth be told when I first saw New Jack City, I didn't recognize her because of the wig she had on. In She's Gotta Have It, she wore her natural hair so I had to do a double take :-) And btw, you are GORGEOUS :-)
Toni Stark after S2. I’m going to be honest, I only saw Ep1 of S2🤷🏽♀️
DRock6906 yup & highly appreciated 💜
Check out her interview on Becket Cook channel
The first time I saw the movie, it was pure entertainment. The second time, about 20 years later, I realized that Nola Darling was a one-dimensional character. The major plot development, and character development was in the three male characters. I realized that Spike Lee, a Morehouse man, made a movie about what he knew. What he knew, and most men knew, was what we think of women, but not so much of what women think of themselves.
beautiful lady.