Alex Haley's Queen

1993 · 1 season · Drama
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Drama

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.

Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Year
1993
Created by
Alex Haley
Channel
CBS
Studio
Wolper Organization · Elliot Friedgen & Company · Warner Bros. Television

Trivia & behind the scenes

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Origins

Alex Haley's Queen is based on the 1993 novel Queen: The Story of an American Family, which Alex Haley based on the life of his own paternal grandmother, Queen Jackson Haley.

Origins

Alex Haley died in February 1992 before he could finish writing the novel, and it was completed by David Stevens, who also wrote the miniseries' screenplay.

Casting

Halle Berry starred in the title role of Queen in the miniseries.

Reception

The miniseries aired in three parts on CBS on February 14, 16, and 18, 1993, and averaged a 23.9 rating with a 37% share across its run.

Reception

The production won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special, awarded to Linda De Andrea.

Reception

At the Image Awards, the miniseries won Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series, plus lead acting awards for Danny Glover and Halle Berry.

Reception

Ann-Margret received nominations for both a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her supporting performance in the miniseries.

Trivia

The miniseries was released on VHS in August 1993 and later issued on DVD in 2008.

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