Miniseries · Netflix
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Octavia Spencer
Madam C. J. Walker
4 eps
Tiffany Haddish
Lelia
4 eps
Carmen Ejogo
Addie
4 eps
Garrett Morris
Cleophus Walker
4 eps
Kevin Carroll
Ransom
4 eps
J. Alphonse Nicholson
John Robinson
4 eps
Blair Underwood
Charles James Walker
4 eps
Michael Brown
Winston Moreland
1 eps
Roger Guenveur Smith
Booker T. Washington
1 eps
Cornelius Smith, Jr.
W.E.B. DuBois
2 eps
Rothaford Gray
Reverend Smith
2 eps
Karen Glave
Peggie Prosser
3 eps
Sophia Deerr
Hairstylist at Sarah's Salon
2 eps
Tymika Tafari
Woman #1
1 eps
Gina James
Woman #2
1 eps
Joel Rinzler
White Man #1
1 eps
Edwige Jean-Pierre
Washerwoman
1 eps
Robert Ifedi
Davis
1 eps
Mouna Traoré
Esther
3 eps
Janelle Heron
Sales Agent #1
1 eps
Allison Wilson-Forbes
Elvira
1 eps
Anne Thornley-Brown
Annabeth
1 eps
Sheila Isaro
Farm Girl
2 eps
Joanne Reece
Gertrude
1 eps
Osias Reid
Newsboy
1 eps
Shawn Cotterell
Choir Singer
1 eps
Dion Duporte
Choir Singer
1 eps
Chevon Gilzene
Choir Singer
1 eps
Priscilla Hinewaah
Choir Singer
1 eps
Shanon Lawrence
Choir Singer
1 eps
Jan Odai
Choir Singer
1 eps
Shenequa Strachan
Choir Singer
1 eps
Douglas Williams
Choir Singer
1 eps
Quisha Wint
Choir Singer
1 eps
Christelle Yigan-Kohoe
Choir Singer
1 eps
Chris Tarpos
Townsman (uncredited)
3 eps
Bill Bellamy
Sweetness
2 eps
Martin Roach
1 eps
Kimberly Huie
Margaret Washington
1 eps
Sydney Morton
Dora Larrie
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
An African American washerwoman rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Janine Sherman Barrois
Executive producer
Octavia Spencer
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Mark Holder
Executive producer
LeBron James
Executive producer
Kasi Lemmons
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Elle Johnson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Christine Holder
Executive producer
Maverick Carter
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Janine Sherman BarroisExecutive Producer
- Octavia SpencerExecutive Producer
- DeMane DavisProducer
- Mark HolderExecutive Producer
- LeBron JamesExecutive Producer
- Lena CordinaProducer
Direction
- DeMane DavisDirector
- Kasi LemmonsDirector
Cinematography
- Kira KellyDirector of Photography
Music
- Larry GoldingsOriginal Music Composer
- Abe RoundsOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Fandango At HomeBuy
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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