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Brewster Place - Season 1

Brewster Place is a short lived 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.

Top Cast

  • Oprah Winfrey

    Oprah Winfrey

    Mattie Michael

  • Brenda Pressley

    Brenda Pressley

    Etta Mae Johnson

  • Olivia Cole

    Olivia Cole

    Miss Sophie

  • Rachael Crawford

    Rachael Crawford

    Kiswana Browne

  • Kelly Neal

    Kelly Neal

    Abshu Kamau

  • John Cothran

    John Cothran

    Ralph Thomas

  • Oscar Brown Jr.

    Oscar Brown Jr.

    Jessie

  • John Speredakos

    John Speredakos

    Mickey Adriano

Overview

Brewster Place is a short lived 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.

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