Miss Dawn

from Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

Role: Supporting

Joan's mentor

Readers picture Lynn Whitfield as Miss Dawn in Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow. Other fancast picks include Phylicia Rashād.

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