Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P. Henson's Empire character Loretha "Cookie" Lyon.

Lee Daniels has announced his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who inspired the Empire character Cookie Lyon, has ...

Lee Daniels is sharing unfortunate news about the person who inspired his famous “Cookie Lyon” character off his popular 2015 ...

Lee Daniels revealed that Lydia inspired the creation of the Empire's character Cookie, who is based partly on her life story.

Award winning-director, producer and screenwriter Lee Daniels is known for directing ... and for co-creating and co-executive producing "Empire" and "Star." He turns 65 on Tuesday.

Precious and The Butler Director Lee Daniels on Why He's Endorsing Pete Buttigieg for President in 2020 Taraji P. Henson Teases What's Next for Her on 'Empire' : 'Maybe Cookie Revisits Prison ...

Lee Daniels is mourning the death of his younger sister Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, who inspired Taraji P. Henson's 'Empire' ...

Award winning-director, producer and screenwriter Lee Daniels is known for directing films "Precious," "The Paperboy," "The Butler," "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" and "The Deliverance" and ...