Robin Allen, widely known as The Lady of Rage…. will star in the upcoming Lifetime biopic “Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall.”
Directed by Tim Reid of “Sister, Sister” fame, the film is set to premiere on Saturday, August 10, at 8 p.m. It will be followed by the documentary “Call Me Miss Cleo” at 10 p.m.
The biopic focuses on the rapid ascent of Youree Dell Harris, who became famous as the psychic Miss Cleo in the 1990s. The cast includes Shane Johnson from “Power” and Ian Bohen from “Yellowstone.”
According to VIBE other actors slated to appear in Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall include Daphne Maxwell Reid, Cocoa Brown, Dwayne Boyd, Towanda Braxton, Jaida Standberry, Marley Taylor, Amelia Young, Stevie Baggs Jr., and Leslie Black.
“Call Me Miss Cleo” was directed by Celia Aniskovich and Jennifer Brea and produced by Gunpowder & Sky for HBO Max. Executive producers for the documentary include Van Toffler, Floris Bauer, Barry Barclay, Anne Loder, Jennifer O’Connell, and Lizzie Fox.
The film will feature insights from various celebrities and individuals close to Youree Dell Harris, who faced controversy after the Psychic Readers Network was accused of fraud and false advertising, among other dubious practices.
“Miss Cleo ultimately became the face of the Psychic Readers Network, earning the trust and loyalty for those that called her,” reads a press release in promotion of the biopic. “Years later, Harris’ world was turned upside down with complaints that the Psychic Readers Network was fraudulent and spread false advertising. Facing angry fans, Harris was forced to defend her reputation to clear her name and escape financial devastation.”
Harris, whose story has been told before in the 2014 documentary Hotline, was said to have earned the Psychic Readers Network as much as $24 million a month, a figure she herself has refuted as false.
In 2016, Harris passed away from colon cancer at age 53.
Introduced to the world during her time with Death Row Records, The Lady of Rage first got into acting during the late ’90s, with credits including Ride, Next Friday, The Cookout 2, and Judas and the Black Messiah.
Watch the trailer for Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall below:
