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The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story1981

★7.4100 minDramaTV MovieHistory

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.

Director

Writer

Clifford Campion

Score

Stars

Cicely Tyson Morgan Freeman Rodrick F. Wimberly

Cast24

Cicely Tyson
as Marva Collins
Morgan Freeman
as Clarence Collins
R
Rodrick F. Wimberly
as Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
M
Mashaune Hardy
as Cindy Collins
B
Brett Bouldin
as Patrick Collins
S
Samuel Muhammad Jr.
as Eric Collins
D
Dianne Kirksey
as Cynthia Rawls
Steven Williams
as McCloud
F
Frankie Hill
as Ida Banbower
C
Charlie Brown
as Chester Boland
Marsha Warfield
as Lela Boland
C
Ce Ce Thompson
as Louise Jones
Jimmie F. Skaggs
as Zay Smith
Mike Genovese
as Mardesich
K
Kelly Crosby
as Tina Boland
T
Tonda Leavy
as Clarissa Lester
D
Duke Thorbs
as Eddie Banbower
D
Darlene Jackson
as Roxanne Johnston
C
Cynthia Collins
as Rose
E
Erika McCoy
as Brenda
G
Gordie Wright
as Truman
Ed Asner
as Narrator (voice)
B
Barbara Basley
as Ms. Lester
T
Tony Brown
as Raphael

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