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.
Alex Haley's Queen
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.
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Status
Ended
Production
Wolper Organization, Elliot Friedgen & Company, Warner Bros. Television
Cast
Halle Berry
Queen
Ann-Margret
Sally Jackson
Jane Krakowski
Jane
Frances Conroy
Mrs. Benson
Raven-Symoné
Queen
Tim Daly
Col. James Jackson Jr.
Danny Glover
Alec Haley
Paul Winfield
Cap'n Jack
Jasmine Guy
Easter
Christopher Allport
Union Office
Erik King
James McDaniel
Leo Burmester
Henderson
Madge Sinclair
Dora
Linda Hart
Mrs. Henderson
Martin Sheen
James Jackson Sr.
Ossie Davis
Parson Dick
Patricia Clarkson
Lizzie
Peter Maloney
Perkins
Sada Thompson
Samuel E. Wright
Alfred
George Grizzard
Mr. Cherry
Dennis Haysbert
Davis
Richard Jenkins
Mr. Benson
Patrick Malone
Simon
Jussie Smollett
Simon
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