Gloria Naylor's first novel The Women of Brewster Place was released as a TV miniseries in 1989. It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall. Donna Deitch is an American film director best known for her 1986 film Desert Hearts. ... Gloria Naylor (b. ... Karen Hall is a Hollywood screenwriter. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... Robin Givens Robin Givens (born November 27, 1964 in New York, New York) is an American actress. ... Jackée Harry, in a screenshot from 227. ... Gloria Naylor (b. ... The Women of Brewster Place, (1982) is the first novel by noted American author Gloria Naylor. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... The sign in front of Oprah Winfreys Chicago based Harpo Studios. ... Karen Hall is a Hollywood screenwriter. ...

Cast and crew

• Oprah Winfrey - Mattie Michael
• Mary Alice - Fannie Michael
• Robin Givens - Kiswana
• Moses Gunn -Ben
• Jackée Harry - Etta Mae
• Paula Kelly -Theresa
• Lonette McKee - Lorraine
• Lynn Whitfield - Ciel
• Paul Winfield - Sam Michael
• Cicely Tyson - Mrs. Browne
• Shari Belafonte - (uncredited)

Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... Mary Alice Smith (born December 3, 1941 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA) is an African-American actress. ... Robin Givens Robin Givens (born November 27, 1964 in New York, New York) is an American actress. ... Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 16, 1993) was an American actor. ... Jackée Harry, in a screenshot from 227. ... Paula Kelly (born October 21, 1943 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American dancer and actress in motion pictures and television. ... Lonette McKee (born July 22, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American television and film actress. ... Lynn Whitfield (born May 06, 1953) is an African American actress most famous for portraying African American entertainment pioneer Josephine Baker in 1991. ... Winfield as Captain Clark Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. ... Cicely Tyson at the 1992 Emmy Awards. ... Mrs Belafonte is an avid cigar smoker On the cover of Playboy, September 2000 Shari Belafonte (born September 22, 1954) is an American actress. ...

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. It was axed after just four episodes due to low ratings

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sparkle is a 1976 blaxploitation film directed by Sam OSteen and released by Warner Bros. ...

External links

• The Women of Brewster Place - made-for-TV movie
• museum.tv

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