Miss Juneteenth

Sep 25, 2020

1h 43m

★ 6.6

Mother knows best

Overview

Turquoise, a former beauty queen turned hardworking single mother, prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, hoping to keep her from repeating the same mistakes in life that she did.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sailor Bear

Ley Line Entertainment

Vertical

Miss Juneteenth Trailers

Cast

Turquoise Jones

Nicole Beharie

Ronnie

Kendrick Sampson

Kai

Alexis Chikaeze

Bacon

Akron Watson

Betty Ray

Liz Mikel

Wayman

Marcus M. Mauldin

Brianna

Mikayla Rivers

Quintavious

Jaime Matthis

Mrs. Washington

Phyllis Cicero

Clarissa

Lisha Hackney

Volunteer

Deborah Peoples

Snap

Don Mooney

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