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Brewster Place is an American drama series which aired on ABC in May 1990. The series was a spinoff of the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place, which was based upon Gloria Naylor's novel of the same name. The series starred talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who also served as co-executive producer.
Original Release
05/01/1990 on ABC
US Release
05/01/1990
Cast
Name | Character |
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Oprah Winfrey | Mattie Michael |
Brenda Pressley | Etta Mae Johnson |
Olivia Cole | Miss Sophie |
Rachael Crawford | Kiswana Browne |
Kelly Neal | Abshu Kamau |
John Cothran | Ralph Thomas |
Oscar Brown Jr. | Jessie |
John Speredakos | Mickey Adriano |
Jason Weaver | Matthew Thomas |
John Beasley | Mr. Willie |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Partners | Tuesday, 01 May 1990 |
2 | Open for Business | Tuesday, 08 May 1990 |
3 | One Small Step at a Time | Wednesday, 09 May 1990 |
4 | Spring Fever | Wednesday, 16 May 1990 |
5 | Whatever Happened to Patience Jones? | Wednesday, 30 May 1990 |
6 | Gone Fishing | Wednesday, 13 June 1990 |
7 | Bernice Sands Comes Home | Wednesday, 20 June 1990 |
8 | The Poet | Wednesday, 27 June 1990 |
9 | Family Album | Wednesday, 04 July 1990 |
10 | Say It Loud | Wednesday, 11 July 1990 |
11 | County General |
Directors
Ivan Dixon, Helaine Head, Bill Duke, Lesli Linka Glatter, Jan Eliasberg, Roy Campanella II
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Oprah Winfrey | Mattie Michael |
Brenda Pressley | Etta Mae Johnson |
Olivia Cole | Miss Sophie |
Rachael Crawford | Kiswana Browne |
Kelly Neal | Abshu Kamau |
John Cothran | Ralph Thomas |
Oscar Brown Jr. | Jessie |
John Speredakos | Mickey Adriano |
Jason Weaver | Matthew Thomas |
John Beasley | Mr. Willie |
DeLeon Richards | Margaret Thomas |
Beah Richards | Bernice Sands |
Ketty Lester | Patience Jones |
Jeffrey D. Sams | Butch |
Dianne B. Shaw | Eloise |
Lynnie Godfrey | Roberta |
Royce Wallace | Grandma Cross |
Marcus Carothers | (as Marcus Caruthers) |
Steven Crump | Miles Thomas |
Darryl Davis | Akwabina |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Oprah Winfrey | Executive Producer |
Don Sipes | Executive Producer |
Reuben Cannon | Producer |
Stanley Kallis | Producer |
Randall Torno | Producer |