The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story (2025)

2025

Drama / TV Movie / History

7.8 from 10 with total 2 votes

1981-12-01

100 minutes

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.

Cicely Tyson character Marva Collins

Morgan Freeman character Clarence Collins

Rodrick F. Wimberly character Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

Mashaune Hardy character Cindy Collins

Brett Bouldin character Patrick Collins

Samuel Muhammad Jr. character Eric Collins

Dianne Kirksey character Cynthia Rawls

Steven Williams character McCloud

Frankie Hill character Ida Banbower

Charlie Brown character Boland

Marsha Warfield character Lela Boland

Ce Ce Thompson character Louise Jones

Jimmie F. Skaggs character Chester Boland

Mike Genovese character Mardesich

Kelly Crosby character Tina Boland

Edward Asner character Narrator (voice)