Aretha: Do Right Woman
BiographyDramaHistory
Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.
Director
Neema Barnette
Writers
Nathan Louis Jackson, Suzan-Lori Parks, Diana Son
Stars
Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington
Release Date
March 22, 2021
Language
English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Cynthia Erivo
as Aretha Franklin
Malcolm Barrett
as Ted White
Patrice Covington
as Erma Franklin
Rebecca Naomi Jones
as Carolyn Franklin
David Cross
as Jerry Wexler
Kimberly Hebert Gregory
as Ruth Bowen
Shaian Jordan
as Little Re
Courtney B. Vance
as C.L. Franklin
Omar J. Dorsey
as James Cleveland
Marque Richardson
as King Curtis
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
2.00 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Production
EUE / Sokolow, Fox 21 Television Studios, Imagine Television
🏷️ Keywords
detroit michiganyear 1955martin luther king jr. characterrecording studiotv news
🎯 Categories
BiographyDramaHistory
📖 Synopsis
Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.