The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · 178 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, History
A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
Directed by Donna Deitch
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Oprah Winfrey Mattie Michael -
Mary Alice Fannie Michael -
Olivia Cole Miss Sophie -
Robin Givens Kiswana / Melanie Browne -
Moses Gunn Ben -
Paula Kelly Theresa -
Lonette McKee Lorraine -
Barbara Montgomery Miss Eva Turner -
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney Cora Lee -
Leon Abshu -
Cicely Tyson -
Lynn Whitfield Ciel
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