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A Woman of Independent Means is a 1995 American two-part television miniseries starring Sally Field. Sally Field also producer. Field was nominated for Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Awards. The series was also nominated in the category Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special and won Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special in 1995. The miniseries originally aired in two parts on CBS on February 19 and 20, 1995.
Original Release
02/19/1995 on NBC
US Release
02/19/1995
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sheila McCarthy | Totsie |
| Ann Hearn | Lydia |
| Andrea Roth | Eleanor, as an adult |
| Andrew Lowery | Drew, as an adult |
| Brenda Fricker | Mother Steed |
| Charles Durning | Andrew Alcott |
| Joshua John Miller | (as Joshua Miller) |
| Lawrence Monoson | Walter Burton |
| Christianne Mays | Annie |
| Julie Mayfield | Mavis |
Directors
Writers
Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey, Cindy Myers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sheila McCarthy | Totsie |
| Ann Hearn | Lydia |
| Andrea Roth | Eleanor, as an adult |
| Andrew Lowery | Drew, as an adult |
| Brenda Fricker | Mother Steed |
| Charles Durning | Andrew Alcott |
| Joshua John Miller | (as Joshua Miller) |
| Lawrence Monoson | Walter Burton |
| Christianne Mays | Annie |
| Julie Mayfield | Mavis |
| Randy Moore | Manning |
| Brooke Hailey | Betsy |
| Mark Walters | Matthew |
| Cynthia Dorn | Marthareen |
| Richard Dillard | Richard Prince |
| Jill Parker-Jones | Exa Banks |
| John S. Davies | Howard Blackstone |
| Christina Stojanovich | Eleanor #1 |
| Cameron Finley | Drew #1 |
| Trevor Meeks | Robin #1 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Preston Fischer | Executive Producer |
| Sally Field | Executive Producer |
| Patricia Saphier | Producer |
| Philip K. Kleinbart | Producer |
| Steven P. Saeta | Producer |
| Robert Greenwald | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Nominated |
