Down in the Delta

Maya Angelou
1998-12-25

Sometimes, the last place you expected to be is the one place you've always belonged...
6.4
112 min

A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.

Cast

Name Character Team
Alfre Woodard Loretta Sinclair Zac E. Chan
Al Freeman Jr. Earl Sinclair Unowned
Esther Rolle Annie Sinclair Unowned
Mary Alice Rosa Lynn Sinclair Unowned
Loretta Devine Zenia Unowned
Wesley Snipes Will Sinclair Calvin and Nobbs
Mpho Koaho Thomas Unowned
Anne-Marie Johnson Monica Unowned
Justin Lord Dr. Rainey Unowned
Richard Yearwood Marco Unowned
Sandra Caldwell Volunteer Unowned
Colleen Williams Tourist Woman Unowned
Richard Blackburn Tourist Man Unowned
Philip Akin Manager Unowned
Mary Fallick Drug Addict Unowned
Sandi Ross Pawnbroker Unowned
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins Prim Woman Unowned
Marium Carvell Prim Sister Unowned
Quancetia Hamilton Gina Unowned
Kim Roberts Isabelle Unowned
Michelyn Emelle Dozing Woman Unowned
Johnie Chase Grinning Man Unowned
Andrea Lewis Cassandra Unowned
Nigel Shawn Williams Carl Unowned
Bernard Browne Diner #1 Unowned
Alison Sealy-Smith Diner #2 Unowned
Eugene Clark Citizen #1 Unowned
Chris Benson Citizen #2 Unowned
Neville Edwards Slave Man Unowned
Yanna McIntosh Slave Woman Unowned
Troy Seivwright-Adams Collin Unowned
Kevin Duhaney Justin Unowned
Joel Gordon Jesse 1865 (age 17) Unowned
Phillip Jarrett Jesse 1890 (age 42) Unowned
Kulani Hassen Tracy Unowned
DeFoy Glenn Reverend Floyd Unowned
Jeff Jones Man in Congregation Unowned
Carol Anderson Jesse's Wife Unowned
Clinton Green Soloist in Church Unowned