The First Trailer For HBO’s Anita Hill Movie Is Here (VIDEO)

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Actress Kerry Washington debuted the first trailer for “Confirmation,” her new HBO movie about Anita Hill’s accusations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Friday on Twitter.

Washington, who stars as Hill, is joined by Wendell Pierce as Justice Thomas, Alison Wright as his wife, Virginia, Greg Kinnear as then-Sen. Joe Biden and Jennifer Hudson as Angela Wright.

Other notable portrayals include Treat Williams as Sen. Ted Kennedy, Bill Irwin as Sen. John Danforth, Dylan Baker as Sen. Orrin Hatch, Peter McRobbie as Sen. Alan Simpson and Malcolm Gets as Sen. Arlen Specter.

“Confirmation” premieres April 16.

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