DELILAH - MAAHRA HILL and JILL MARIE JONES INTERVIEW

From Executive Producers Oprah Winfrey and Craig Wright Delilah joins the OWN family.

Maahra Hill (Black-ish, How to Get Away With Murder) stars as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Delilah's doing her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends and faith strong, all the while ceaselessly seeking justice for those who need it most, in a time when the rich and powerful of Charlotte and beyond will do anything to stop her. Jill Marie Jones (Girlfriends) co-stars as 'Tamara Roberts', Delilah’s confidante and best friend.

Delilah left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her number one priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head with the powerful and privileged as she fights for the disenfranchised. In addition to raising her two kids, Maia and Marcus, Delilah also cares for her young nephew Dion; manages her relationship with her frustrating ex; and to top it all off, she’s about to go up against her best friend Tamara in court for the first time. Delilah has always represented the underdogs. Tamara has always represented the wealthy and powerful. But this case is different: this time, Delilah’s most cherished friendship is on the line, and there are lives at stake. But Delilah does what she always does – she seeks justice for those who need it most.

Maahra Hill was born in Ohio and shuttled between Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Chicago and India with her mother. She grew up being proud of her great grandfather, DeHart Hubbard, who was the first African American to win an individual gold medal (for the long jump) in the Olympics. His incredible story of dignity and triumph will be the subject of a documentary that she is working on.
Hill's love of acting started back at Downers Grove High School outside of Chicago where she won the state championship for Dramatic Interpretation. Though it was always her passion, she didn’t jump into acting full time until she finished raising her daughter. Her other televisions credits include The L Word, Black-ish, How to Get Away with Murder, Life in Pieces, Speechless, and Jane the Virgin. The busy actress loves the outdoors and is passionate about helping foster and orphaned children.

Jill Marie Jones can currently be seen in season three of the UMC series Monogamy. Jill’s other television credits include the female lead in the Sam Raimi series Ash vs. Evil Dead on STARZ; Black-ish, American Horror Story, and Girlfriends. She has a recurring character on the FOX series Sleepy Hollow. Jill is originally from Dallas where she started her career as a professional dancer and cheerleader and attended Texas Woman’s University.

I spoke with Maahra and Jill Marie about the new series and working with Oprah Winfrey.