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White Mama is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jackie Cooper and starring Bette Davis in the title role. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Robert C.S. Downs. It was broadcast as The CBS Wednesday Night Movie on March 5, 1980.
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Mar 5, 1980 · Bette Davis stars as a poor, elderly white woman who befriends a black boy in a ghetto. The film, directed by Jackie Cooper, was nominated for an Emmy and features a strong cast.
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- 1980-03-05
© 2024 Google LLC. In the last years of her life, Bette Davis spoke lovingly of her Emmy-nominated performance in White Mama, a favorite of her latter-day films, and considered...
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Bette Davis stars as a widow who fosters a Black teenager to survive in this 1980 film. The script was written by a first-time screenwriter and Davis was nominated for an Emmy Award.
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eddy-28 11 November 2004. White Mama is a fine and well made television film starring screen legend Bette Davis, as a poor aging old woman living in a decaying apartment building in the black ghetto of the city. She is befriended by a black boy, who treats her like she was his own mother.
Feb 24, 2004 · An elderly White woman, living in a dangerous neighborhood with little money, becomes friends with a Black boy. They strike a deal, in which he protects her, while she becomes the mother he never had.
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