He is the youngest in the family with his twin, Olivia Washington, who appears as Young Mama Ola in the film. Pauletta Washington, Denzel Washington's wife, plays Mama Ola in the film. In recent ...
Like Denzel, Pauletta is also a successful actor in her own right. According to an interview Denzel did with Live with Kelly and Mark, he first met his wife while they were doing a project together.
The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by August Wilson and tells the story of a family as the fight over the sale of an heirloom piano.