Executive producers and Grammy Award winners Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott present the authorized musical tale of the Clark Sisters in Lifetime’s original movie The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel. Having sold millions of albums and credited with bringing Gospel music to the mainstream, the five Clark sisters overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, enduring abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal, and sibling rivalries to achieve international fame as icons of the Gospel music industry.
Aunjanue Ellis stars as 'Mattie Moss Clark,' the mother of The Clark Sisters. Ellis has been cast opposite Will Smith in the upcoming biopic King Richard and will be part of the cast of HBO’s upcoming drama series Lovecraft Country. Ellis received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for her work in the Ava DuVernay-directed miniseries When They See Us. Other recent credits include the films Miss Virginia, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Birth of a Nation. On TV, she starred as ‘Miranda Shaw’ on ABC’s Quantico, and had recurring roles on The Practice, True Blood, and The Mentalist.
Sheléa Frazier stars as gospel singer Dorinda Clark Cole. Sheléa is mentored by Stevie Wonder, and is a protégée of Quincy Jones. She has been singing and playing piano since she was a child. Sheléa was nominated for a Grammy for singing lead on the Take 6 song Someone to Watch Over Me. She has sung at the Obama White House and performed a Whitney Houston tribute at the Grammy Museum. Her recent PBS concert special, called Quincy Jones Presents: Sheléa, featured David Foster.
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