I'm playing the Queen Aretha Franklin's mother Barbara Franklin in season 3 of the Emmy Nominated anthology series Genius. Genius: Aretha stars Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo as Aretha and Emmy winner Courtney B Vance as Aretha's father, the Reverend C.L.…
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Grammy Nominated Artist
Acclaimed Film, Television & Broadway Actress
Passionate Climate, Environmental & social justice activist
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“Antonique was delicious in the role as Faith Evans! ”
— Los Angeles Times
“She's a genius! ”
— Idris Elba
“Antonique is the voice of the climate movement”
— Bill McKibben
“Antonique is an amazing actress with a great career ahead of her! ”
— Sidney Lumet
“She was terrific! ”
— Rolling Stone Magazine
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