White Mama (1980)
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Bette Davis is White Mama in this custom-made TV movie. Ms. Davis plays a poverty-stricken widow who is too proud to go on welfare. Aware that she can receive a steady income if she takes in a foster child, Davis becomes surrogate mother to tough black teenager Ernest Harden Jr. The relationship is… More Bette Davis is White Mama in this custom-made TV movie. Ms. Davis plays a poverty-stricken widow who is too proud to go on welfare. Aware that she can receive a steady income if she takes in a foster child, Davis becomes surrogate mother to tough black teenager Ernest Harden Jr. The relationship is shaky at best in the beginning, but soon foster mother and foster "child" learn to love, respect and trust one another. Originally telecast March 3, 1980, White Mama garnered an Emmy nomination for Bette Davis. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jackie Cooper
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Oct 1, 1985
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Cast
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Tony Burton
as Black Fighter
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Virginia Capers
as Gorilla Sydney
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Bette Davis
as Adele Malone
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Jesse D. Goins
as Intern
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Ernest Harden Jr.
as B.T. Williamson
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Eileen Heckart
as Three Bag Lady
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Ernie Hudson
as Counsellor
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Anne Ramsey
as Heavy Charm
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Robert Ruth
as Superintendent
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Lurene Tuttle
as Mrs. McIntyre
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Vincent Schiavelli
as Medic
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Maggie Gwinn
as Waitress
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Roger Hampton
as Man in Alley
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Peg Shirley
as Judge Alice Quentin
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John Hancock
as Tall Black Man
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Dan Mason
as Father Gannon
