The Marva Collins Story
Peter Levin1981-12-01
7.3
100 min
Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the traditional school system and decided to work outside of it, transforming her students into young scholars through her unique teaching style.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Cicely Tyson | Marva Collins | Unowned |
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Morgan Freeman | Clarence Collins | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Rodrick F. Wimberly | Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly) | Unowned |
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Mashaune Hardy | Cindy Collins | Unowned |
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Brett Bouldin | Patrick Collins | Unowned |
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Samuel Muhammad Jr. | Eric Collins | Unowned |
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Dianne Kirksey | Cynthia Rawls | Unowned |
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Steven Williams | McCloud | Unowned |
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Frankie Hill | Ida Banbower | Unowned |
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Charlie Brown | Chester Boland | Unowned |
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Marsha Warfield | Lela Boland | Unowned |
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Ce Ce Thompson | Louise Jones | Unowned |
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Jimmie F. Skaggs | Zay Smith | Unowned |
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Mike Genovese | Mardesich | Unowned |
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Kelly Crosby | Tina Boland | Unowned |
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Tonda Leavy | Clarissa Lester | Unowned |
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Duke Thorbs | Eddie Banbower | Unowned |
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Darlene Jackson | Roxanne Johnston | Unowned |
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Cynthia Collins | Rose | Unowned |
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Erika McCoy | Brenda | Unowned |
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Gordie Wright | Truman | Unowned |
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Ed Asner | Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Barbara Basley | Ms. Lester | Unowned |
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Tony Brown | Raphael | Unowned |