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When bright six-year-old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American student to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the very first time. But guided by the love of her mother and father, Ruby's heroic struggle for a better education becomes a lesson for us all.
Original Release
01/11/1998
US Release
01/18/1998
Cast
Name | Character |
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Penelope Ann Miller | Barbara Henry |
Kevin Pollak | Dr. Robert Coles |
Michael Beach | Abon Bridges |
Jean Louisa Kelly | Jane Coles |
Peter Francis James | Dr. Broyard |
Patrika Darbo | Miss Spencer |
Chaz Monet | Ruby Nell Bridges |
Diana Scarwid | Miss Woodmere |
Lela Rochon Fuqua | Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges |
Toni Ann Johnson | Alma Broyard |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Penelope Ann Miller | Barbara Henry |
Kevin Pollak | Dr. Robert Coles |
Michael Beach | Abon Bridges |
Jean Louisa Kelly | Jane Coles |
Peter Francis James | Dr. Broyard |
Patrika Darbo | Miss Spencer |
Chaz Monet | Ruby Nell Bridges |
Diana Scarwid | Miss Woodmere |
Lela Rochon Fuqua | Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges |
Toni Ann Johnson | Alma Broyard |
Michael Burgess | Mr. Lewis |
Al Butler | Deputy U.S. Marshal Al Buffer |
Charlie Lucas | Mr. Taylor |
Kiara Tucker | Alison |
Christopher Monroe Stokes | Carl |
Whitney Tucker | Mary |
Georgia Weeks | Jimmy's Mother |
Jeffrey Spoto | Jimmy |
Derin Altay | Mrs. Stein |
Ralph Wilcox | Pastor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Anne Hopkins | Producer |
Euzhan Palcy | Producer |