Nothing's more determined than a cat on a hot tin roof...

P. I. on a Hot Tin Roof: A Talba Wallis Novel,

I was the first African-American woman to play Maggie in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' It was at the Virginia State Theatre, and we turned Richmond upside down.

The big one I missed out on was 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' MGM wanted me for it, and Warner Bros. wouldn't give me permission to do it.

I grew up in a small town, in a small community, and I would not have had access to great plays when I was a kid were it not for the films of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.'

She moved from a temporary dwelling to a house with a cement floor and a tin roof. She also has running water and electricity, which is significant.