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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
TV Movie | 100 min | Drama

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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)

TV Movie | 100 min | Drama

Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal ...See moreTells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal bishop, who was born a slave, and a woman with an inter-racial background. With the support of each other and their family, they survived encounters with racism and sexism in their own different ways. Sadie quietly and sweetly broke barriers to become the first African-American home-ec teacher in New York City, while Bessie, with her own brand of outspokenness, became the second African-American dentist in New York City. At the ages of 103 and 101, they told their story to Amy Hill Hearth, a white New York Times reporter who published an article about them. The overwhelming response launched a bestselling book, a Broadway play, and this film. Written by Tommy Peter See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Diahann Carroll Sadie Delany Sadie Delany See fewer	Julia (1968)
Ruby Dee Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany See fewer	American Gangster (2007)
Amy Madigan Amy Hill Hearth Amy Hill Hearth See fewer	Field of Dreams (1989)
Lisa Arrindell Sadie in her 20s (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson) Sadie in her 20s (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson) See fewer	Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Audra McDonald Bessie in her 20s Bessie in her 20s See fewer	Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)
Mykelti Williamson Papa Delany Papa Delany See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Lonette McKee Mama Delany Mama Delany See fewer	Brewster's Millions (1985)
Richard Roundtree Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington See fewer	Shaft (1971)
Della Reese Martha Logan Martha Logan See fewer	Touched by an Angel (1994)
Ahmond Henry Delany Henry Delany See fewer	Bedlam: The Series
Cameron Arnett Lemuel Lemuel See fewer	Eleanor's Bench (2023)
Nate Bynum Actor Actor See fewer	How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
Thomas Clark Lucious Lucious See fewer	Homeland (2011)
Sharlease Collier Church goer Church goer See fewer	Juwanna Mann (2002)
Brandon Crawford Bag Boy Bag Boy See fewer	Empire Records (1995)
Cordereau Dye Hubert Thomas Delany Hubert Thomas Delany See fewer	Waterproof (2000)
Annie Joe Edwards New tenant New tenant See fewer	Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Carter Gaston Manross Delaney Manross Delaney See fewer	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995)
Micki Grant Actress playing Sadie on Broadway Actress playing Sadie on Broadway See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
Kiara Harris Sadie, age 7 Sadie, age 7 See fewer	Brotherly Love (2003)
April Jones Harriet Harriet See fewer	Dead Space 2 (2011)
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Patty Mack Mildred Mildred See fewer	Freejack (1992)
Lizan Mitchell Actress playing Bessie on Broadway Actress playing Bessie on Broadway See fewer	The Human Stain (2003)
Terry Nienhuis Mr. Milliam Mr. Milliam See fewer	October Sky (1999)
Haleigh Porter Bessie, age 5 Bessie, age 5 See fewer	Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
Clifton Powell Frazier Johnson Frazier Johnson See fewer	Ray (I) (2004)
Alison Robertson Teacher Teacher See fewer	The Journeys (2010)
Bumper Robinson Frank Frank See fewer	Enemy Mine (1985)
Christopher Simmons Actor Actor See fewer	Black Knight (2001)
Bobby Tyson Hap Hap See fewer	One Tree Hill (2003)
Alex Van Drunk White Man Drunk White Man See fewer	RoboCop 3 (1993)
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