Being Mary Jane Reading the Signs (Season 2, Episode 11)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 42 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Being Mary Jane

Reading the Signs (Season 2, Episode 11)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 42 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

When Mary Jane's 'Ugly Black Woman' rant from episode 210 goes viral, it turns her into an overnight sensation, and opens up a huge opportunity for her at SNC... but it comes with several conditions, and at Cynthia's expense.

Director

Salim Akil

Writers

Mara Brock Akil (created by) | Adam Giaudrone (written by)

Producers

James Bigwood | Paul Garnes

Composer

Kurt Farquhar

Cinematographer

Michael Negrin

Editor

Jacques Gravett

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 14, 2015

Release date

Apr 14, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

11 wins & 26 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Gabrielle Union Mary Jane Paul Mary Jane Paul See fewer	Bring It On (2000)
Lisa Vidal Kara Kara See fewer	Star Trek (2009)
B.J. Britt Paul Patterson, Jr. (as BJ Britt) Paul Patterson, Jr. (as BJ Britt) See fewer	Peaceful Warrior (2006)
Aaron D. Spears Mark Bradley Mark Bradley See fewer	The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
Tony Amendola Hector Quinones Hector Quinones See fewer	Annabelle (I) (2014)
Gary Dourdan Sheldon Sheldon See fewer	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Jenny Gago Kara's mother Kara's mother See fewer	Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
Kathleen Gati Shohreh Broomand Shohreh Broomand See fewer	Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 (2015)
Kelly Rutherford Cynthia Phillips Cynthia Phillips See fewer	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
Christina Vidal Lilly Lilly See fewer	See No Evil (2006)
Michael H. Cole Greg Roberts Greg Roberts See fewer	The 5th Wave (2016)
Don Lemon Self Self See fewer	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Jennifer Malone Stage Manager Stage Manager See fewer	Being Mary Jane (2013)
Elizabeth Diane Wells Elizabeth Foy Elizabeth Foy See fewer	The Campaign (2012)
Kristi Adderley Fan #1 Fan #1 See fewer	Love N Success (2015)
Brandie Denise Moore Ugly Black Woman Ugly Black Woman See fewer	Being Mary Jane (2013)
Montice Harmon Executive Producer (uncredited) Executive Producer (uncredited) See fewer	Stardust (Album) (2022)
Patti Schellhaas Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Black Panther (2018)