Anita Hawkins Williams is the mother of Terrence Howard. Anita Hawkins Williams’ son, Howard is an American actor. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland’s Opus, Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006.
Anita Hawkins Williams: Bio Summary
| Full Name | Anita Hawkins Williams |
| famous as | Mother of Terrence Howard |
| Age at Time of Death | 56 years old |
| Date of Birth | April 10, 1952 |
| Place of Birth | United States of America |
| Date of Death | September 25, 2008 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Children | Tyrone Howard Jr., Darnell Williams, Antonio Howard, Ariana Williams |
| Husband | Tyrone Howard |
Anita Hawkins Williams was born on April 10, 1952 in the United States of America to her parents whom much is not known about. Anita Hawkins sadly passed away on September 25 2008. Anita Williams, mother to Terrence Howard and five other children, lost her battle with colon cancer. He was 56 years old at the time of her death.
Obituary excerpt from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette below:
Anita Williams got her talent the old-fashioned way. She inherited it.
Her mother was a singer in Cleveland. Her grandmother, Minnie Gentry, was an actress who appeared on Broadway, television and the big screen.
Although Mrs. Williams spent a few years in Los Angeles and New York seeking to use her talents in the entertainment industry, she was content to become a devoted wife, mother and friend who lived and worked in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Williams, of Monroeville, died Thursday after a long battle with colon cancer. She was 56…
…Mrs. Williams also is survived by her sons Tyrone Howard Jr. and Terrell Howard, both of Atlanta; Antonio Howard of Philadelphia; and Darnell Williams of Monroeville; her daughter, Ariana Williams of Monroeville; her mother, Marjorie Hawkins of Monroeville; her brother, Nathan Hawkins of Wilkinsburg; and 10 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Gene H. Corl Funeral Center of Monroeville and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Covenant Church of Pittsburgh in Wilkinsburg. Services will begin there at 11 a.m.
Much is not known about Anita Hawkins Williams. She only came into the limelight after his son became very famous. Anita Hawkins Williams had his son Terrence Howard with Tyrone Howard, a University teacher. Tyrone Howard is a professor of education in the School of Education & Information Studies at UCLA.
Anita Hawkins Williams’s son Terrance Howard
Anita Hawkins Williams’s son, Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies, including Winnie Mandela, Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Big Momma’s House,Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Idlewild, Biker Boyz, August Rush, The Brave One, and Prisoners. Howard played James “Rhodey” Rhodes in the first Iron Man film.
He starred as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the television series Empire. His debut album, Shine Through It, was released in September 2008. In September 2019, Howard announced that he had retired from acting, as he was “tired of pretending”. However, on February 1, 2021, it was announced that Howard would star in British sci-fi/thriller film Beneath.
Anita Hawkins Williams’s son, Howard lives outside Philadelphia in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. He has been married five times to three women, and has five children and two grandchildren.
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