The real-life figures they portray in the film "Hidden Figures" may have been cast in the shadows, but actresses Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe are basking in the spotlight as ...

(CNN) — “Hidden Figures” may be set during the space race of the early 1960’s, but its themes of hope and inclusion are as timely today as they were during the inception of the space program. The film ...

Dang! Talk about being freaked out. That’s what happened to veteran actress Octavia Spencer. But first the background. This past Thursday (12-15-16), First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a private ...

Taraji P. Henson in Hidden Figures (2016) ; NASA space scientist, and mathematician Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center in 1966 in Hampton, Virginia. The behind-the-scenes calculations ...