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Mowry says the discrimination she endured made her work harder.

\"How I was treated is why I built my work ethic,\" she said. \"I am gonna get to a place where you can’t treat me like that.\"

Mowry’s hard work was rewarded in August with a three-movie deal to star in and produce holiday films for Lifetime airing in 2021. She previously starred on Lifetime in the 2019 film, \"A Very Vintage Christmas,\" and \"My Christmas Inn\" in 2018.

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