- White Mama
"White Mama" is a 1980
television film drama directed byJackie Cooper .It stars
Bette Davis in the title role, withErnest Harden Jr. ,Eileen Heckart ,Virginia Capers ,Anne Ramsey ,Lurene Tuttle andVincent Schiavelli .Davis portrays Adele Malone, a poor, elderly woman living in a ghetto who befriends a young African American man played by Harden. He offers her protection while she assumes the role of a mother for him.
For her performance, Davis was nominated for an
Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.External links
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