Being Mary Jane Freedom (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 42 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Being Mary Jane

Freedom (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 42 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Mary Jane vows to carve out an anxiety-free weekend, but plans go awry when Mark calls asking her to be his "beard" during the unexpected arrival of his parents. Revelations during their visit force Mark to make a change.

Director

Salim Akil

Writers

Mara Brock Akil (created by) | Laurence Andries (written by)

Producers

James Bigwood | Paul Garnes

Composer

Kurt Farquhar

Cinematographer

Michael Negrin

Editor

Richmond Riedel

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 10, 2015

Release date

Feb 10, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

11 wins & 26 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 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)
Richard Brooks Patrick Patterson Patrick Patterson See fewer	Anticipation (I) (2020)
Raven Goodwin Niecy Niecy See fewer	The Station Agent (2003)
Aaron D. Spears Mark Bradley Mark Bradley See fewer	Babel (I) (2006)
Stephen Bishop David David See fewer	Moneyball (2011)
Julian Acosta Gael Montoya Gael Montoya See fewer	Three Christs (2017)
S. Epatha Merkerson Mark's Mother Mark's Mother See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Gregory Alan Williams Mark's Father (as Greg Alan Williams) Mark's Father (as Greg Alan Williams) See fewer	Old School (2003)
E. Roger Mitchell Detective Daniel Detective Daniel See fewer	The Equalizer (2014)
Daniel Thomas May Eric Eric See fewer	The Walking Dead (2010)
Ashley Reddy Anel (as Ashley Lonardo) Anel (as Ashley Lonardo) See fewer	FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
Renell Gibbs Pimp Pimp See fewer	Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Evie Thompson Polly (as Evie Louise Thompson) Polly (as Evie Louise Thompson) See fewer	2 Guns (2013)
Christine Ahanotu Cassie Cassie See fewer	The Reunion (IV) (2017)
Diva Tyler Gloria Gloria See fewer	Halloween (I) (2018)
Patti Schellhaas Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Black Panther (2018)