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A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

Movie 1989 TMDB 7.0/10 Released

The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story is a movie first shown in 1989. Runtime is 100 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Drama, TV Movie. TMDB score 7.0/10 from 1 votes.

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Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
Release year
1989
Release date
December 3, 1989
Status
Released
Runtime
100 minutes
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Production companies
Chet Walker Enterprises, Interscope Communications, Walt Disney Television
Director
John Patterson
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (1 votes)
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Cast

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Mary Thomas

A

AJ Johnson

Ruby Thomas

Leon

Leon

Michael Thomas

Garland Spencer

Garland Spencer

Isaiah Thomas at Age 11

Chick Vennera

Chick Vennera

Coach Pingatore

L

Larry O. Williams Jr.

Isaiah at Age 15

Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

Brother Ted

Harry Lennix

Harry Lennix

Nero

W

Wanda Christine

Sara

S

Shamon Ricks

Jojo

Lanei Chapman

Lanei Chapman

Mary at Age 16

Barbara E. Robertson

Barbara E. Robertson

Miss Day

C

Cynthia Baker

Sister Kevin Anne

M

Marty Higginbotham

Mr. Davis

E

Ed Grennan

Mayor Richard Daley

M

Moon Hi Hanson

Dr. Kim

B

Bernard Mixon

Mary's Father

R

Rengin Altay

M.J.

Characters

  • Mary Thomas voiced by Alfre Woodard
  • Ruby Thomas voiced by AJ Johnson
  • Michael Thomas voiced by Leon
  • Isaiah Thomas at Age 11 voiced by Garland Spencer
  • Coach Pingatore voiced by Chick Vennera
  • Isaiah at Age 15 voiced by Larry O. Williams Jr.
  • Brother Ted voiced by Jamey Sheridan
  • Nero voiced by Harry Lennix
  • Sara voiced by Wanda Christine
  • Jojo voiced by Shamon Ricks
  • Mary at Age 16 voiced by Lanei Chapman
  • Miss Day voiced by Barbara E. Robertson
  • Sister Kevin Anne voiced by Cynthia Baker
  • Mr. Davis voiced by Marty Higginbotham
  • Mayor Richard Daley voiced by Ed Grennan
  • Dr. Kim voiced by Moon Hi Hanson
  • Mary's Father voiced by Bernard Mixon
  • M.J. voiced by Rengin Altay

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