White Mama (1980)
1h 45m
Running Time
March 5, 1980Release Date
White Mama (1980)
1h 45m
Running Time
March 5, 1980Release Date
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Plot.
A poor, elderly white woman living in a tenement in a black ghetto is befriended by a neighborhood boy, and the two of them form a mutually beneficial relationship: he provides her companionship and protection, and she becomes the mother he never had.
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Cast & Crew.
Bette Davis
Adele Malone
Ernest Harden Jr.
B.T. Williamson
Eileen Heckart
Three Bag Lady
Anne Ramsey
Heavy Charm
Virginia Capers
Gorilla Sydney
Jackie Cooper
Director
Lurene Tuttle
Mrs. McIntyre
Robert C.S. Downs
Writer
Tony Burton
Black Fighter
Jean Moore Edwards
Producer
Peg Shirley
Judge Alice Quentin
Peter Matz
Composer
Ernie Hudson
Counsellor
Dan Mason
Father Gannon
William B. Jurgensen
Cinematographer
Vincent Schiavelli
Medic
Jerry Dronsky
Editor
Cheryl Harvey
Probation Woman
Jesse D. Goins
Intern
John Hancock
Tall Black Man
Lanyard A. Williams
Young Man
Eddie Quillan
Old White Man
Tracy Fine
Candy Striper
Maggie Gwinn
Waitress
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Wiki.
White Mama is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jackie Cooper and starring Bette Davis in the title role. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Robert C.S. Downs. It was broadcast as The CBS Wednesday Night Movie on March 5, 1980.
For her performance, Davis was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.