Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
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3/20/2020Runtime
4 eps, 191 minsGenres
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An African American washerwoman rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire.
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A propulsive portrait of an extraordinary woman building an empire against staggering odds, balancing business acumen with the weight of being a Black woman carving her own path in early 20th century America.
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Octavia Spencer
Madam C. J. Walker
Tiffany Haddish
Lelia
Carmen Ejogo
Addie
Garrett Morris
Cleophus Walker
Kevin Carroll
Ransom
J. Alphonse Nicholson
John Robinson
Blair Underwood
Charles James Walker
Michael Brown
Winston Moreland
Roger Guenveur Smith
Booker T. Washington
Cornelius Smith, Jr.
W.E.B. DuBois
Rothaford Gray
Reverend Smith
Karen Glave
Peggie Prosser
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