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The Women of Brewster Place

6.9Mar 19, 19892h 58mDramaHistory

Directed by Donna Deitch

Written by Gloria Naylor, Karen Hall

A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

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Cast

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Mattie Michael

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Fannie Michael

Olivia Cole

Olivia Cole

Miss Sophie

Robin Givens

Robin Givens

Kiswana / Melanie Browne

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Ben

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Theresa

Lonette McKee

Lonette McKee

Lorraine

Barbara Montgomery

Barbara Montgomery

Miss Eva Turner

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Cora Lee

Leon

Leon

Abshu

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Ciel

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