Melba Parks is a real person portrayed by Amanda Warren in the TV series Genius (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Aretha: Respect (season 3), they were 38 years old.
They appear in 1 episodes out of a total of 36 aired so far
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Aretha: Respect
episode S3.E1 march 2021Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.