The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · 2h 58m · Not Rated
Drama, History
Directed by
Donna Deitch
Overview
A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
Director and cast
- Donna Deitch Director
- Oprah Winfrey as Mattie Michael
- Mary Alice as Fannie Michael
- Olivia Cole as Miss Sophie
- Robin Givens as Kiswana / Melanie Browne
- Moses Gunn as Ben
- Paula Kelly as Theresa
- Leon as Abshu
- Lonette McKee as Lorraine
- Barbara Montgomery as Miss Eva Turner
- Phyllis Yvonne Stickney as Cora Lee
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