Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who inspired Taraji P. Henson's 'Empire' ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P. Henson's Empire character Loretha "Cookie" Lyon.

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Lee Daniels/Instagram Lee Daniels and his sister Lydia in a Jan. 10 Instagram photo. The comments underneath The Deliverance director's tribute were flooded with words of sympathy from other ...

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Award winning-director, producer and screenwriter Lee Daniels is known for directing films "Precious," "The Paperboy," "The ...