6.6
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Barbara Franklin is a real person portrayed by Antonique Smith in the TV series Genius (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Aretha: Unforgettable (season 3), they were 37 years old.
They appear in 4 episodes out of a total of 36 aired so far

Barbara Franklin

by Antonique Smith

character

Episodes4

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    Aretha: Unforgettable
    episode S3.E4 march 2021
    Aretha is featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1968, but she's devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details of her personal life; Barbara Franklin and Young C.L. Franklin struggle to establish themselves in Memphis.
  • 7.7
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    Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black
    episode S3.E5 march 2021
    Aretha Franklin records her protest album "Young, Gifted and Black," while Little Re loses her mother.
  • 7.4
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    Aretha: Amazing Grace
    episode S3.E6 march 2021
    Aretha records her album "Amazing Grace" in an older James Cleveland's church; while Little Re discovers that she's pregnant with her second child.
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    Aretha: No One Sleeps
    episode S3.E8 march 2021
    Despite significant emotional losses, Aretha pushes herself artistically and triumphs; she begins a career at Arista with the help of Clive Davis, and in a Grammy performance in 1998, she solidifies her eternal reign as the Queen of Soul.