The Marva Collins Story

Overview

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

Cicely Tyson

Marva Collins

Morgan Freeman

Clarence Collins

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Rodrick F. Wimberly

Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

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Mashaune Hardy

Cindy Collins

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Brett Bouldin

Patrick Collins

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Samuel Muhammad Jr.

Eric Collins

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Dianne Kirksey

Cynthia Rawls

Steven Williams

McCloud

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Frankie Hill

Ida Banbower

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Charlie Brown

Chester Boland

Marsha Warfield

Lela Boland

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Ce Ce Thompson

Louise Jones