Based on true events, The Lena Baker Story recounts one African-American womans struggle to rise above the challenges of her life, to face the choices she makes, and to ultimately triumph over her...Lena Baker was the first and only woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair in the state of Georgia and was executed in 1945. She was pardoned posthumously in 2005.
Tichina Arnold
as Lena Baker
Dwayne Boyd
as Juke Joint Man
Chris Burns
as Max Arthur
Peter Coyote
as Elliot Arthur
Kenny Cook
as Barry Arthur
Jasmine Farmer
as Jasmine Farmer
Mike Hickman
as Mr. Candance
Tom Huff
as Ken Thomas