Cast and Crew of The Marva Collins Story

Cast of
The Marva Collins Story

About The Marva Collins Story

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.

Full Cast of The Marva Collins Story

Cicely Tyson
plays Marva Collins

Morgan Freeman
plays Clarence Collins

Morgan Freeman as Clarence Collins

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

Mashaune Hardy
plays Cindy Collins

Brett Bouldin
plays Patrick Collins

Samuel Muhammad Jr.
plays Eric Collins

Dianne Kirksey
plays Cynthia Rawls

Steven Williams
plays McCloud

Steven Williams as McCloud

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Frankie Hill
plays Ida Banbower

Charlie Brown
plays Chester Boland

Marsha Warfield
plays Lela Boland

Marsha Warfield as Lela Boland

Marsha Warfield was born on March 5, 1954 and is currently 70 years old.

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Ce Ce Thompson
plays Louise Jones

Jimmie F. Skaggs
plays Zay Smith

Mike Genovese
plays Mardesich

Kelly Crosby
plays Tina Boland

Tonda Leavy
plays Clarissa Lester

Duke Thorbs
plays Eddie Banbower

Darlene Jackson
plays Roxanne Johnston

Cynthia Collins
plays Rose

Erika McCoy
plays Brenda

Gordie Wright
plays Truman

Ed Asner
plays Narrator (voice)

Ed Asner as Narrator (voice)

Edward Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021), commonly known as Ed Asner, was an American film, television, sta...

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Barbara Basley
plays Ms. Lester

Tony Brown
plays Raphael

Crew of The Marva Collins Story

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