The Women of Brewster Place
Format	Drama
Written by	Gloria Naylor (novel) Karen Hall (teleplay)
Directed by	Donna Deitch
Starring	Oprah Winfrey Robin Givens Jackée Harry Paul Winfield Lynn Whitfield Mary Alice Lonette McKee Leon Larenz Tate Cicely Tyson Moses Gunn Shari Belafonte
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Oprah Winfrey
Running time	200 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	March 19, 1989 – March 20, 1989
Chronology
Followed by	Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place is a TV miniseries that aired on March 19 and 20 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the 1982 novel by Gloria Naylor. It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall. The miniseries stars TV icon Oprah Winfrey, Jackée Harry, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Larenz Tate, Moses Gunn and Leon.

The miniseries received such a good reception that it led to a weekly series entitled Brewster Place. However, it was axed after just four episodes due to low ratings.

[edit] Cast and crew

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

[edit] External links

• The Women of Brewster Place - made-for-TV movie
• museum.tv
• The Women of Brewster Place at the Internet Movie Database

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