Diary of a Mad Black Woman
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Combined Graph record U-03147 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1278. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a film released theatrically on 25 February 2005 (From The Balcony). The film was directed by Darren Grant (From The Balcony). The film was written by Tyler Perry, based on his play of the same name (From The Balcony). Principal cast as listed by the source: Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, Tamara Taylor, Lisa Marcos, Tiffany Evans; studio: Lions Gate Films.
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a film released theatrically on 25 February 2005 (From The Balcony). The film was directed by Darren Grant (From The Balcony). The film was written by Tyler Perry, based on his play of the same name (From The Balcony). Principal cast as listed by the source: Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, Tamara Taylor, Lisa Marcos, Tiffany Evans; studio: Lions Gate Films.
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- Year: 2005
- Work type: film
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a film released theatrically on 25 February 2005 (From The Balcony). The film was directed by Darren Grant (From The Balcony). The film was written by Tyler Perry, based on his play of the same name (From The Balcony). Principal cast as listed by the source: Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, Tamara Taylor, Lisa Marcos, Tiffany Evans; studio: Lions Gate Films.
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