{"id":142758,"date":"2020-03-18T09:49:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T13:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=142758"},"modified":"2020-03-23T11:02:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:02:56","slug":"exclusive-oscar-winner-octavia-spencer-talks-self-made-inspired-by-the-life-of-madam-c-j-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/exclusive-oscar-winner-octavia-spencer-talks-self-made-inspired-by-the-life-of-madam-c-j-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Oscar Winner Octavia Spencer Talks \u2018Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-142137\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 203 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Life-and-Times-of-Madam-C.-J.-Walker-key-art-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Set to debut on March 20 on Netflix is the four-part limited series, <strong>\u2018Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker\u2019<\/strong> starring Academy Award winner <strong>Octavia Spencer <\/strong>stars as the trailblazing African American haircare entrepreneur who was America\u2019s first female self-made millionaire.<\/p>\n<p>The series will recount the untold story of how Walker (real name Sarah Breedlove), a black hair care pioneer and mogul, overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, post-slavery racial and gender biases, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and some trifling family to become America\u2019s first black, self-made female millionaire as she simultaneously fought for social change.<\/p>\n<p>The cast also includes <strong>Blair Underwood<\/strong> as her husband C.J. Walker, <strong>Tiffany Haddish<\/strong> as her daughter Lelia, <strong>Carmen Ejogo<\/strong> as Walker\u2019s business rival Addie Munroe, <strong>Garrett Morris<\/strong> as Walker\u2019s father-in-law, <strong>Kevin Carroll<\/strong> as her longtime lawyer Freeman Ransom and <strong>Bill Bellamy<\/strong> as Ransom\u2019s cousin Sweetness.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yYDJvnDfB2w\" width=\"580\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-140693\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 200'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/The-Life-and-Times-of-Madam-C.-J.-Walker-4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SELF MADE: INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF MADAM C.J. WALKER is produced by SpringHill Entertainment and Wonder Street in association with Warner Bros. The series is helmed by co-showrunners <strong>Elle Johnson &amp; Janine Sherman Barrois<\/strong>, along with writer and co-executive producer <strong>Nicole Jefferson Asher<\/strong>, directed by <strong>Kasi Lemmons and DeMane Davis<\/strong>, and executive produced by <strong>Janine Sherman Barrois, Elle Johnson, Maverick Carter, LeBron James<\/strong>, Octavia Spencer, <strong>Mark Holder, Christine Holder,<\/strong> Kasi Lemmons, and <strong>Jamal Henderson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-142759\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 168'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Octavia-Spencer-Madam-C.J.-Walker-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blackfilm.com recently spoke with Spencer on the impact Walker had in her life, on beauty culture. 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