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The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name by Gloria Naylor. [1] It was produced by Oprah Winfrey 's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall.
- Drama
A drama based on Gloria Naylor's novel about seven black women who live in a tenement in an unidentified eastern city. Starring Oprah Winfrey, Cicely Tyson, Robin Givens and others, the mini series explores their struggles against poverty, racism and sexism.
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The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name by Gloria Naylor. It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall.
- Vanessa Lachey, Cheryl Tiegs
- TV-14
- 1
Kiswana organizes a tenant's union to improve the lives of the dispirited Brewster Place residents. The newest residents, Lorraine and Theresa, arouse uneasiness among the other tenants of Brewster Place who are slowly discovering the two are a lesbian couple.
A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name by Gloria Naylor. It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall.