Lady of Rage Stars as Miss Cleo in Lifetime Biopic Trailer

Robin Allen, better known by her rap moniker The Lady of Rage, is set to star in the upcoming Lifetime biopic Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall.

Directed by Tim Reid (Sister, Sister), the film will premiere on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. and will be followed by the documentary Call Me Miss Cleo at 10 p.m. The biopic will focus on the meteoric rise of Youree Dell Harris, better known as psychic Miss Cleo during the 1990s. The cast includes Shane Johnson (Power) and Ian Bohen (Yellowstone).

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. Van Toffler, Floris Bauer, Barry Barclay, Anne Loder, Jennifer O’Connell, and Lizzie Fox serve as executive producers of the documentary. It will feature insights from various celebrities and those close to Harris, who faced scrutiny after the Psychic Readers Network was accused of fraud and false advertising.

“Miss Cleo ultimately became the face of the Psychic Readers Network, earning the trust and loyalty of those who called her,” reads a press release promoting 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’ story has been explored before, notably in the 2014 documentary Hotline. She was said to have brought in as much as $24 million a month for the Psychic Readers Network, a figure she herself refuted as false. Harris passed away from colon cancer in 2016 at age 53.

The Lady of Rage first gained public attention during her time with Death Row Records. She ventured into acting in the late ’90s, with credits in films such as Ride, Next Friday, The Cookout 2, and Judas and the Black Messiah.

Watch the trailer for Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall below.