Oprah Winfrey rocks quirky beehive on set of "The Butler"

30 Jul, 2012

Winfrey is returning to the silver screen to star in “The Butler”, the 58-year-old was seen filming scenes with co-star Lenny Kravitz and Cuba Gooding Jr in New Orleans. The former was wearing a beige sweater teamed with a pair of khaki trousers as he walked around the set, while the later was all smiles when pictured on the set wearing gray trousers and a white shirt.

”The Butler” marks Winfrey’s first appearance in a movie where she doesn’t play herself since 1998. In the historical drama, the “Oprah’s Next Chapter” host plays Gloria Gaines, who is the wife of Forest Whitaker’s Eugene Allen.

Oprah will be joined on screen by a string of A-listers including Liam Neeson, Robin Williams, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack and Forest Whitaker.

Rising stars Alex Pettyfer and Minka Kelly are also aboard the Lee Daniels directed film, with the filmmaker previously known for Oscar-winning Precious and penning Halle Berry hit Monster’s Ball.

While it is the first time Oprah will return to the silver screen in over a decade, she has loaned her vocals to several animations over the years, including Charlotte’s Web and 2007’s Bee Movie.

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