Lance Reddick

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Fringe's Lance Reddick: 'Mariah Will Have a Film Career'

Originally posted 11/25/2008 01:55PM

Sure, he'd heard about the scathing reviews for Glitter. So Fringe star Lance Reddick didn't know what to expect from Mariah Carey when they filmed the indie flick Tennesee.

But after their first scene – in which he shoves her up against a wall and grabs her face – the actor was pleasantly surprised.

"She pulled it off," Reddick, acclaimed for his acting chops on HBO's The Wire, tells PEOPLE. "She really took it seriously. She was committed to proving that she could do this."

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