Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Terri Abney

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The result was delete. Randykitty (talk) 12:57, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Terri Abney[edit]

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Per WP:ENT. Actor has only one significant role, in a film which has not been clearly established as being notable. Sources are Youtube, IMDB, and a passing Rotten Tomaties blurb, which appears to be WP:PRIMARY. Appears to be a case of WP:NYA. Grayfell (talk) 03:57, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the film in question does meet the notability requirements. The film has been covered and reviewed by credible sources around the web and features a very notable co-star Aunjanue Ellis. HipHopDoc (talk) 04:36, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. The film may be notable, but it is this person's only notable role. Per WP:ENT, notability is conferred by multiple notable roles. Other criteria are also possible, but they need to be supported by reliable sources. The article currently does not have such sources. Grayfell (talk) 04:45, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
A clip of the actress' performance was posted alongside a review of the movie Money Matters on the New York Times website.[1] Ryan Richmond, the director of the film spoke very highly of Terri in a interview done by the Washington Post stating, “She gave a lot of herself. Her life was very similar to the character,” he then went on to say, “She just brought a level of honesty and vulnerability to the role that we couldn’t have asked for. As the lead character, we really needed that.”[2] When asked about her experience working with Terri in an interview Aunjanue stated, "shout out to Ms. Terri, a student at Clark who is running thangs there".[3] The actress in question is beyond a doubt notable to say the least. HipHopDoc (talk) 05:31, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ "Money Matters (2010)", The New York Times
  2. ^ "D.C. Filmmaker preps for directorial debut", The Washington Post
  3. ^ "The Tested - Interview with actress Aunjanue Ellis", Society Hae
This is not about Money Matters, this is about Terri Abney. Per WP:ENT, she has only had one noteworthy role, and that's not enough. The NYT source is just an AllMovie database, which is fine for factual details about the movie, but is not a good indicator of notability. The societyhae.com source is a WP:PRIMARY blog interview, and likewise doesn't support notability. The Washington Post article (which I added before I nominated the article for deletion) is useful to indicate that she was part of the movie, but it is still only one relatively minor movie. Grayfell (talk) 06:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. — kikichugirl speak up! 06:21, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. — kikichugirl speak up! 06:21, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I would argue that Abney has acquired a cult-like following due to her role in the movie which makes her notable under the WP:ENTERTAINER guidelines HipHopDoc (talk) 06:57, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Please include secondary, reliable sources to support that. Grayfell (talk) 07:01, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The movie was covered by leading independent outlets such as Indiewire where once again her role was mentioned in the article. Her having a leading role in a notable film should make her notable by default. It's not as if she was an extra she is actually listed as the movies star alongside an accomplished actress (Aunjanue Ellis) [1] HipHopDoc (talk) 07:28, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ "Ryan Richmond's "Money Matters" With Aunjanue Ellis Coming Out On DVD", Indiewire
Yes, she was the star of that one movie, that is not in dispute. The Indiewire source is awfully weak, do you have anything else? It's just a three paragraph news-brief which mentions her once in a factual description of her role. It mentions nothing about any sort of cult following or fanbase. Having a lead role in a notable movie (which doesn't have its own article) does not automatically confer notability. Notability is not WP:INHERITED from being involved in something that is notable. Right now it's just WP:TOOSOON. Grayfell (talk) 07:46, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:06, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NORTH AMERICA1000 08:56, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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