Producer and director Lee Daniels shared a heartfelt post on Instagram revealing the loss of his younger sister, Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rook. He wrote in the Jan. 10 post that Lydia was the one who ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who inspired Taraji P. Henson's 'Empire' character Cookie: 'I love you forever,' the director wrote on Instagram.

Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks. "As the fires are burning, so is my heart. My younger sister Lydia has passed,” the Oscar-nominated director, 65 ...

Lee Daniels took to Instagram on Jan. 10 to pay tribute to his younger sister, Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who recently passed away. According to the award-winning director, Lydia helped inspire the ...

Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, the inspiration behind Cookie Lyon, the character from the hit Fox series Empire, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2025. She was 64.

Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P. Henson‘s Empire character Loretha “Cookie” Lyon.. In a heartfelt post on social media, Daniels paid tribute to ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks. "As the fires are burning, so is my heart. My younger sister Lydia has passed,” the Oscar-nominated director, 65 ...

The Oscar-nominated director paid tribute to his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks on Instagram Jan. 10 ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks. "As the fires are burning, so is my heart. My younger sister Lydia has passed,” the Oscar-nominated director, 65, ...