Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker (2020)

Original title

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

Directed by

Kasi Lemmons

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 344 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series tells the story of Madam C. J. Walker, a Black entrepreneur who built a beauty empire in the early 1900s. It follows her rise from poverty to becoming one of the first female self-made millionaires in America.

inspiringupliftingdeterminedambitioushistoricaldramaticmotivationalempowering

What happens

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker is an American historical drama television limited series, based on the biography On Her Own Ground by A'Lelia Bundles, that premiered on March 20, 2020, on Netflix. It received generally positive reviews with praise for Octavia Spencer's acting; however it received criticism for various historical inaccuracies and artistic licence. For her performance, Spencer received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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