The Women of Brewster Place (miniseries)
- The Women of Brewster Place (miniseries)
Infobox_Film
name = The Women of Brewster Place
imdb_id = 0098674
writer = Gloria Naylor (novel)
Karen Hall (teleplay)
starring = Oprah Winfrey
Robin Givens
Jackée Harry
Paul Winfield
Lynn Whitfield
Mary Alice
Lonette McKee
Leon Robinson
Larenz Tate
Cicely Tyson
Moses Gunn
Shari Belafonte
director = Donna Deitch
producer = Oprah Winfrey
distributor = Harpo Productions
released = March 18, 1989 (U.S.)
succeded_by = "Brewster Place" (1990)
runtime = 200 mins.
language = English
music = Michael Jackson
Luther Vandross
Curtis Mayfield
awards = Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Drama
budget = $200 million|
"The Women of Brewster Place" is a TV miniseries that aired on March 18, 1989 on ABC. the miniseries is based upon the 1982 novel by Gloria Naylor. It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall. The miniseries stars TV icon Oprah Winfrey, Jackée Harry, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Larenz Tate, Moses Gunn and Leon.
Cast and crew
*Oprah Winfrey - Mattie Michael
*Mary Alice - Fannie Michael
*Robin Givens - Kiswana
*Moses Gunn -Ben
*Jackée Harry - Etta Mae
*Paula Kelly -Theresa
*Leon - Abshu
*Lonette McKee - Lorraine
*Lynn Whitfield - Ciel
*Paul Winfield - Sam Michael
*Cicely Tyson - Mrs. Browne
*Shari Belafonte - (uncredited)
Trivia
*Paul Winfield and Cicely Tyson played husband and wife in the 1972 film "Sounder" and the 1978 film, "King."
*Mary Alice and Lonette McKee played mother and daughter in the 1976 film "Sparkle".
*The mini-series got such a good reception that it led to a weekly network series entitled "Brewster Place". It was axed after just four episodes due to low ratings
External links
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n5_v44/ai_7405465 The Women of Brewster Place - made-for-TV movie]
* [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/womenofbrew/womenofbrew.htm museum.tv]
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