Arts & Entertainment
Former Miss Royal Oak Lands Coochie Girl Role in 'Oz: The Great and Powerful'
Channing Pierce, a former Miss Royal Oak, appears in the movie as a Coochie Girl.
Among those walking the yellow carpet at the Emagine Theatre Tuesday for the advance screening of Disney’s fantastical adventure Oz: The Great and Powerful was former .
It's the Royal Oak model's first speaking role in a major motion picture.
"It's really fun getting to work with Sam Raimi, him being from here," said Pierce, who plays a Coochie Girl.
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Raimi, 53, was born in Royal Oak. Oz was filmed in Pontiac at Michigan Motion Picture Studios in 2011.
[Tomorrow meet Royal Oak real estate broker Tom Hutt, who portrays a Winkie in Oz: The Great and Powerful.]
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