About American Violet
- Released on August 28, 2008
A young single mother of four living in a small Texas town. Arrested during a drug raid and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Dee goes against the wishes of her mother, Alma, and rejects the plea-bargain that would free her from jail, but brand her as a felon for life. As word begins to spread that similar incidents are occurring in poor communities all across the country, Dee realizes that there are more mothers out there like her, and decides to take a stand against powerful district attorney Calvin Beckett. Now, despite being well aware of District Attorney Beckett's fierce reputation, Dee enlists the aid of ACLU attorney David Cohen and former narcotics officer Sam Conroy in overcoming the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that, if not navigated with the greatest of caution, now threaten to destroy her life. With the custody of her children on the line, one brave mother wages a valiant battle to strike at the very heart of the corrupt Texas justice system.
Full Cast of American Violet
Lucinda Jenney plays Leona Conroy
Lucinda Jenney (born 23 April 1954) is an American actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lucinda Jen...
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William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He starred as Colonel Dan Wea...
See Will Patton's other roles →David Warshofsky plays Robert Foster
David Warshofsky (born David Warner) is an American actor. The aspiring actor studied in New York City at NYU's prest...
See David Warshofsky's other roles →Michael O'Keefe plays Calvin Beckett
Michael Raymond O'Keefe is an American film and television actor.
See Michael O'Keefe's other roles →Anthony Mackie plays Eddie Porter (uncredited)
Anthony Mackie (born September 23, 1979) is an American actor. He has been featured in feature films, television seri...
See Anthony Mackie's other roles →Nicole Beharie plays Dee Roberts
An American actress and singer. She is known for her roles in American Violet (2008), Shame (2011), and 42 (2013). Si...
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Malcolm Barrett plays Byron Hill
Malcolm Barrett (born 1980) is an American actor known for playing the role of scientist and time traveler Rufus Carl...
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Deneen Tyler is a native of New Orleans with over twenty years of film, television and voice over experience. Like ma...
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alvin Nathaniel Joiner IV (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stag...
See Xzibit's other roles →Tim Blake Nelson plays David Cohen
Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. Described as a "modern character actor...
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