Hollywood Wasn’t Ready for Natalie Desselle

The late actress was relegated to roles as the fat and funny sidekick, but she could’ve been so much more

Natalie Desselle at a red carpet premiere. Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images

Robert Townsend’s 1997 film, B.A.P.S., is one of the most beloved films in the canon of Black comedies for good reason: It follows Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle), two waitresses working in a…