Once “stranded on death row,” she now plays the (in)famous TV psychic Miss Cleo. Death Row Records’ Lady of Fury (“Afro Puffs”), whose real name is Robin Allen, will star in the biopic. Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall.
Networks for life Announced The news was announced in a press release. The film premieres on August 10 at 8 pm Eastern Time/7 pm Central Time.
This film tells the story of Youree Dell Harris, who worked at the Psychic Readers Network and managed to make a career for herself while trying to care for her family in the late 1990s. According to Lifetime, this is the first time Miss Cleo’s version of the story will be told. Harris died in 2016 at the age of 53.
A trailer has been released, which can be viewed below. The documentary, Call me Miss Cleo
follow the biopic at 10 pm ET/9 pm CT.
The film begins with Harris accepting a job at the Psychic Readers Network as the Caribbean personality Miss Cleo. She becomes one of the network’s most beloved and popular phone-in personalities, making her the face of the network. She began appearing in commercials and using a Jamaican accent, and managed to attract callers asking for her advice.
After achieving massive popularity, callers to the network began filing complaints against her and the network, accusing them of fraud and spreading false advertising. The biopic details Harris’ rise as Miss Cleo and how she had to defend her name amidst the accusations.
Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall It also stars Shane Johnson (Force), Ian Bohen (Yellowstone), Daphne Maxwell Reid, Cocoa Brown, Dwayne Boyd, Towanda Braxton, Jaida Standberry, Marley Taylor, Amelia Young, Stevie Baggs Jr. and Leslie Black.
The film is directed by well-known television actor Tim Reid, who starred in two popular sitcoms, Sister sister and WKRP in Cincinnati.
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