Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker 2020
- Drama
- 1 season
- 4 episodes
- Ended
- TV-MA
An African American washerwoman rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Octavia SpencerMadam C. J. Walker
- Tiffany HaddishLelia
- Carmen EjogoAddie
- Garrett MorrisCleophus Walker
- Kevin CarrollRansom
- J. Alphonse NicholsonJohn Robinson
- Blair UnderwoodCharles James Walker
Crew
- Kira KellyDirector of Photography
- Larry GoldingsOriginal Music Composer
- Abe RoundsOriginal Music Composer
- Jessica HernándezEditor
- DeMane DavisProducer
- Lena CordinaProducer
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Seasons
- Limited Series4 eps · 2020
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