article_snippet: The "Scandal" star has signed on to play Anita Hill and executive produce a TV movie for the premium cable network, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
article_snippet: Clarence Thomas-Hill Supreme Court nomination hearings, which brought the country to a standstill and forever changed the way people think about sexual harassment, victims' rights and modern-day race relations.
article_snippet: the premium cabler this week tapped Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti to play tennis legends Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, respectively, in a movie detailing the duo's legendary Battle of the Sexes match.
highlights_snippet: Scandal" actress Kerry Washington to star as Anita Hill in HBO movie .
  
highlights_snippet: Anita Hill is the former colleague of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas who accused him of sexual harassment .