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The Women of Brewster Place

A multi-generational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Mattie Michael

Fannie Michael

Miss Sophie

Kiswana

Ben

Etta Mae Johnson

Theresa

Lorraine

Miss Eva Turner

Barbara Montgomery

Cora Lee

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Ciel

Eugene

William Allen Young

Mrs. Browne

Crony

Black Woman

Judge

William Frankfather

Mourner

Montrose Hagins

Tenant #3

Butch Fuller

Betina

Basil

Cleo

White Woman

C.C. Baker

Tenant #2

Alfreda

Tenant #4

Tenant #1

Reverend Woods

Douglas Turner Ward

Tenant #5

Cecil Garvin

Samm-Art Williams

Gospel Singer

Vanessa Bell Armstrong

Brucie

Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard

Diedre

Bottom

Cab Driver

Little Basil (Age 5)

Hippolyta

Little Ciel (Age 7)

Girl on Skates

Sheekeena Smith

Sammy

Theseus

Geoffrey Thorne

Teenage Guy

Sam Michael

Sam Michael

Ben's daughter

unknown episodes

Shari Belafonte

Spanish speaking patient

Lourdes Reynolds

Marine

Abshu

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[ vocalizing continues ] - The Women of Brewster Place

[ vocalizing continues ]

All right, suit yourself. - The Women of Brewster Place

All right, suit yourself.

Woman in distance:
Look at this mess! - The Women of Brewster Place

Woman in distance: Look at this mess!

And so, then the Yankee
census-taker came. - The Women of Brewster Place

And so, then the Yankee census-taker came.

There ain't nothin'
in the Bible that says
having a baby's sinful. - The Women of Brewster Place

There ain't nothin' in the Bible that says having ...

So help me Jesus - The Women of Brewster Place

So help me Jesus

Etta - The Women of Brewster Place

[ crying ] - The Women of Brewster Place

We don't take
children here. - The Women of Brewster Place

We don't take children here.

Ma'am?
Excuse me, ma'am. - The Women of Brewster Place

Ma'am? Excuse me, ma'am.

[ door closes ] - The Women of Brewster Place

[ door closes ]

Hello. - The Women of Brewster Place

[ engine rumbles ] - The Women of Brewster Place

[ engine rumbles ]

[ funk music playing
on radio] - The Women of Brewster Place

[ funk music playing on radio]

Ciel:
Mattie! - The Women of Brewster Place

What y'all children
starin' at? - The Women of Brewster Place

What y'all children starin' at?

[ panting ] - The Women of Brewster Place

[ sighs ] - The Women of Brewster Place

Ciel: Whew!
[yawns ] - The Women of Brewster Place

Ciel: Whew! [yawns ]

So trustin' you stay out of jail - The Women of Brewster Place

So trustin' you stay out of jail

Everything's
gonna be all right. - The Women of Brewster Place

Everything's gonna be all right.

Listen, these people
have had the life - The Women of Brewster Place

Listen, these people have had the life

You and your toys. - The Women of Brewster Place

You and your toys.

I knew you'd come home
soon as I got this child
ready to go to sleep. - The Women of Brewster Place

I knew you'd come home soon as I got this child ready t...

There's a big knot coming up on the side of his head - The Women of Brewster Place

There's a big knot coming up on the side of his head

Maybe your husband
would like to come, too. - The Women of Brewster Place

Maybe your husband would like to come, too.

Why the hell
is she always
over here? - The Women of Brewster Place

Why the hell is she always over here?

Hey, sweetheart. - The Women of Brewster Place

Hey, sweetheart.

Etta Mae:
Ciel. - The Women of Brewster Place

Etta Mae: Ciel.

You get her to eat that,
you'll be doing a lot
better than me. - The Women of Brewster Place

You get her to eat that, you'll be doing a lot better t...

Etta Mae:
[ sighs ] Well, - The Women of Brewster Place

Etta Mae: [ sighs ] Well,

Anybody know
where Gene is
out on his sorry butt? - The Women of Brewster Place

Anybody know where Gene is out on his sorry butt?

Mattie,
that child is
burning up with fever. - The Women of Brewster Place

Mattie, that child is burning up with fever.

Ciel - The Women of Brewster Place

[ sobbing ] - The Women of Brewster Place

Get back into bed. - The Women of Brewster Place

Get back into bed.

My little girl
is gone. - The Women of Brewster Place

My little girl is gone.

It ain't true, baby. - The Women of Brewster Place

It ain't true, baby.

It ain't true baby - The Women of Brewster Place

It ain't true baby

Why do we
got to take baths?
Is grandma coming? - The Women of Brewster Place

Why do we got to take baths? Is grandma coming?

[ knocking on door ] - The Women of Brewster Place

[ knocking on door ]

Hi. - The Women of Brewster Place

- Man: Hey, Miss Cora Lee.
- Good afternoon,
everybody. - The Women of Brewster Place

- Man: Hey, Miss Cora Lee. - Good afternoon, everybody.

All:
Hello, Miss Sophie. - The Women of Brewster Place

All: Hello, Miss Sophie.

Mama, Mama? - The Women of Brewster Place

Ciel? - The Women of Brewster Place

The only thing I see is you telling me - The Women of Brewster Place

The only thing I see is you telling me

Miss Johnson. - The Women of Brewster Place

[ giggling ] - The Women of Brewster Place

With the most political clout won - The Women of Brewster Place

With the most political clout won

Go on Jessie - The Women of Brewster Place

Thank you. - The Women of Brewster Place

[ sobbing ] - The Women of Brewster Place

Woman you better stay here and act your age - The Women of Brewster Place

Woman you better stay here and act your age

I said, shut up! - The Women of Brewster Place

I said, shut up!

Aah! - The Women of Brewster Place

Hello? - The Women of Brewster Place

Etta Mae:
Whoo! Come on,
Mattie. - The Women of Brewster Place

Etta Mae: Whoo! Come on, Mattie.

Mattie, it's gonna rain.
We've gotta get
everything inside. - The Women of Brewster Place

Mattie, it's gonna rain. We've gotta get everythin...

Etta Mae! - The Women of Brewster Place

[ music stops ] - The Women of Brewster Place

[ music stops ]

[ chattering ] - The Women of Brewster Place

Man:
They didn't
bother nobody. - The Women of Brewster Place

Man: They didn't bother nobody.

Mattie:
Y'all gonna stand there?
Or y'all gonna help? - The Women of Brewster Place

Mattie: Y'all gonna stand there? Or y'all gonna he...

[ distant sirens wailing ] - The Women of Brewster Place

[ distant sirens wailing ]

[ cheering ] - The Women of Brewster Place

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A multi-generational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

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Genre: drama

Year: 1989

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ImdbRating: 7.7

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Released: 19 Mar 1989

Awards: Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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