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Tyler Perry has released at least two films every year since 2007. The first in his pair of movies slated to drop this year is this weekend's release, Good Deeds, which stars Perry as a stoic businessman who has an encounter that prompts him to change his life, out this weekend.
Also impressive are Tyler Perry's leading ladies, some of the most talented and attractive actresses in the business. To see what we mean, take a look at our picks for the hottest women to star in his flicks.
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Tessa Thompson
10. TESSA THOMPSON
Movie: For Colored Girls (2010)
Thompson plays Nyla, a naive young dancer who struggles with the decision of abortion. The only sense of relief in the heavy-handed film was her inherent beauty.
Anika Noni Rose
9. ANIKA NONI ROSE
Movie: For Colored Girls (2010)
As a dance teacher victimized by sexual abuse, Rose comes across graceful thanks to the strength and delicacy of her performance.
Angela Bassett
8. ANGELA BASSETT
Movie: Meet the Browns (2008)
A then-50 year old Bassett reminded us of her earlier days in What's Love Got to Do with It with a vibrant performance as Brenda, a single mother who takes her kids on a trip to meet the family she never knew.
Janet Jackson
7. JANET JACKSON
Movies: Why Did I Get Married? (2007), Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), For Colored Girls (2010)
The iconic entertainer has starred in both Why Did I Get Married? films as Patricia, one half of the film's token perfect couple, and played a major role as Jo, the stone-cold magazine editor, in the heart-wrenching film adaptation of the play For Colored Girls.
Gabrielle Union
6. GABRIELLE UNION
Movies: Daddy's Girls (2007), Good Deeds (2012)
Getting lost in her films allows us to forget that she's been committed to boyfriend Dwyane Wade for a few years now. Not only have we been able to zone out to Daddy's Little Girls, a rom-com in which Union plays a wealthy but lonely attorney who falls in love with a man struggling to keep his kids, but we get another chance to watch her in Good Deeds, in which she stars as the girlfriend of a successful business who reevaluates his life.
Robin Givens
5. ROBIN GIVENS
Movies: The Family That Preys (2008)
While most people know Robin for her role in Boomerang, Givens has also starred in a number of Tyler Perry's works, including TV series House of Payne and, most notably, the film The Family That Preys. In the drama, Givens dons a sexy power suit for her role as a COO caught in the crossfires of two families struggling to manage a company together.
Taraji P. Henson
4. TARAJI P HENSON
Movies: The Family That Preys (2008), I Can Do Bad All Myself (2009)
Tyler Perry gave Taraji her first leading role as his character's love interest in The Family That Preys. A year later, Henson played April, a self-absorbed alcoholic singer caught between an independent, uncommitted life with her shady boyfriend and opening herself up to real love and acknowledging her neglected family.
Sofia Vergara
3. SOFIA VERGARA
Movie: Meet the Browns (2008)
Sofia Vergara can never just play a forgettable sidekick. As Cheryl in the dramedy Meet the Browns, Vergara plays the sexy best friend of the film's protagonist.
Lauren London
2. LAUREN LONDON
Movie: Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
For the fifth installment of his Madea franchise, Perry told the story of a family dealing with a destructive secret. London stands out as Renee, the the gold-digging girlfriend of Madea's grandson Byron (Bow Wow).
Kerry Washington
1. KERRY WASHINGTON
Movie: For Colored Girls (2010)
Kerry Washington has a knack for dramatic roles, which is why she was the perfect choice for a troubled social worker in Perry's For Colored Girls. As the beautiful yet broken Kelly, Washington holds her own in the ensemble cast and gives a performance as powerful as the film itself.