White Mama
White Mama
White Mama
1980
Drama
TV Movie
1h 45m
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.
Directed by:
Jackie Cooper
81 total credits
Nephew of director Norman Taurog and writer Jack Leonard. Until 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for Best Actress in 2004, he was the only actor to earn a Best Actor/Actress nomination for an Academy Award before his/her 18th birthday. Seventeen other actors have earned Oscar nominations as children, but all except Keisha were in the supporting categories.
Writer:
Robert C.S. Downs
2 total credits
Robert C.S. Downs has 2 credits at Criticker, including: White Mama and Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Starring:
Vincent Schiavelli
51 total credits
Vincent Schiavelli has 51 credits at Criticker, including: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Batman Returns, Ghost, Tomorrow Never Dies and Man on the Moon
100 total credits
Ernie Hudson has 100 credits at Criticker, including: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Miss Congeniality, The Crow and Congo
21 total credits
Tony Burton has 21 credits at Criticker, including: The Shining, Rocky, Rocky IV, Rocky II and Rocky III
116 total credits
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 - October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas...(Wikipedia)
29 total credits
Eileen Heckart has 29 credits at Criticker, including: The First Wives Club, Heartbreak Ridge, The Bad Seed, Bus Stop and Burnt Offerings
27 total credits
Lurene Tuttle has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Psycho, Niagara, The Fortune Cookie, Macbeth and Don't Bother to Knock
19 total credits
Anne Ramsey has 19 credits at Criticker, including: The Goonies, Throw Momma from the Train, Deadly Friend, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble and Class Reunion
19 total credits
Virginia Capers has 19 credits at Criticker, including: The Toy, What's Love Got to Do with It, Big Jake, Lady Sings the Blues and The Great White Hope
22 total credits
Ernest Harden Jr. has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Transporter 2, White Men Can't Jump, Hollywood Homicide, Born in East L.A. and The Final Terror
5 total credits
Jesse D. Goins has 5 credits at Criticker, including: RoboCop, The Ugly Truth, In the Company of Men, White Mama and The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball
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Cast & Info
Directed by:
Jackie Cooper 81 total credits
Nephew of director Norman Taurog and writer Jack Leonard. Until 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for Best Actress in 2004, he was the only actor to earn a Best Actor/Actress nomination for an Academy Award before his/her 18th birthday. Seventeen other actors have earned Oscar nominations as children, but all except Keisha were in the supporting categories.
Writer:
Robert C.S. Downs 2 total credits
Robert C.S. Downs has 2 credits at Criticker, including: White Mama and Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Starring:
Vincent Schiavelli 51 total credits
Vincent Schiavelli has 51 credits at Criticker, including: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Batman Returns, Ghost, Tomorrow Never Dies and Man on the Moon
100 total credits
Ernie Hudson has 100 credits at Criticker, including: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Miss Congeniality, The Crow and Congo
21 total credits
Tony Burton has 21 credits at Criticker, including: The Shining, Rocky, Rocky IV, Rocky II and Rocky III
116 total credits
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 - October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas...(Wikipedia)
29 total credits
Eileen Heckart has 29 credits at Criticker, including: The First Wives Club, Heartbreak Ridge, The Bad Seed, Bus Stop and Burnt Offerings
27 total credits
Lurene Tuttle has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Psycho, Niagara, The Fortune Cookie, Macbeth and Don't Bother to Knock
19 total credits
Anne Ramsey has 19 credits at Criticker, including: The Goonies, Throw Momma from the Train, Deadly Friend, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble and Class Reunion
19 total credits
Virginia Capers has 19 credits at Criticker, including: The Toy, What's Love Got to Do with It, Big Jake, Lady Sings the Blues and The Great White Hope
22 total credits
Ernest Harden Jr. has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Transporter 2, White Men Can't Jump, Hollywood Homicide, Born in East L.A. and The Final Terror
5 total credits
Jesse D. Goins has 5 credits at Criticker, including: RoboCop, The Ugly Truth, In the Company of Men, White Mama and The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball
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