Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
On Netflix
An inspiring biographical miniseries about ambition, resilience, and self-determination, following one woman's rise from poverty to entrepreneurial triumph against systemic racism and gender barriers.
An African American washerwoman rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire.
Essence
Ensemble
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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