The Marva Collins Story
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.
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
NRW FeaturesCrew
Cast
Marva Collins
Cicely TysonClarence Collins
Morgan FreemanMartin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
Rodrick F. WimberlyCindy Collins
Mashaune HardyPatrick Collins
Brett BouldinEric Collins
Samuel Muhammad Jr.Cynthia Rawls
Dianne KirkseyMcCloud
Steven WilliamsIda Banbower
Frankie HillChester Boland
Charlie Brown
Cicely TysonClarence Collins
Morgan FreemanMartin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
Rodrick F. WimberlyCindy Collins
Mashaune HardyPatrick Collins
Brett BouldinEric Collins
Samuel Muhammad Jr.Cynthia Rawls
Dianne KirkseyMcCloud
Steven WilliamsIda Banbower
Frankie HillChester Boland
Charlie Brown
