Octavia Spencer will take on the role of Madam C.J. Walker in a new Netflix limited series. Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker will debut on March 20th. Madam Walker was America's first black, female self-made billionaire as a pioneer in black hair care products. Self Made also stars Tiffany Haddish, Blair Underwood and Bill Bellamy. In the series, Oscar-winning actress Spencer stars as Sarah Breedlove, known as Madam C.J. Walker, the black hair care pioneer and mogul who overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and family challenges to become America’s first black, female self-made millionaire.The series is inspired by the book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles. Walker overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals, and business rivalries to build a ground-breaking brand that revolutionized black haircare, as she simultaneously fought for social change.
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