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Alex Haley's Queen - Miniseries

Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in.

Top Cast

  • Halle Berry

    Halle Berry

    Queen

  • Ann-Margret

    Ann-Margret

    Sally Jackson

  • Jane Krakowski

    Jane Krakowski

    Jane

  • Frances Conroy

    Frances Conroy

    Mrs. Benson

  • Raven-Symoné

    Raven-Symoné

    Queen

  • Tim Daly

    Tim Daly

    Col. James Jackson Jr.

  • Danny Glover

    Danny Glover

    Alec Haley

  • Paul Winfield

    Paul Winfield

    Cap'n Jack

  • Jasmine Guy

    Jasmine Guy

    Easter

Overview

Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in.

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