

White Mama
A proud widow. A frightened homeless kid. Nobody cared about them until they cared enough to fight for each other.
8.05 votes on TMDB1980Movie1h 45m
- Drama
- TV Movie
A poor, elderly white woman living in a tenement in a black ghetto is befriended by a neighborhood boy, and the two of them form a mutually beneficial relationship: he provides her companionship and protection, and she becomes the mother he never had.
Trailers & videos
Cast

Bette Davis
Estelle Malone

Ernest Harden Jr.
B.T. Williamson

Eileen Heckart
Three Bag Lady

Virginia Capers
Gorilla Sydney

Anne Ramsey
Heavy Charm

Lurene Tuttle
Mrs. McIntyre

Tony Burton
Black Fighter

Peg Shirley
Judge Alice Quentin

Ernie Hudson
Counsellor
- D
Dan Mason
Father Gannon

Vincent Schiavelli
Medic
- C
Cheryl Harvey
Probation Woman
More like this
Recommended and similar titles from TMDB
The Truth About Emanuel
2013 · Movie · Drama · Thriller
Anne of Green Gables
2016 · Movie · Drama · Family
Greyfriars Bobby
1961 · Movie · Drama · Family
The Christmas Shoes
2002 · Movie · Drama · TV Movie
All Together Now
2020 · Movie · Drama
Driveways
2020 · Movie · Drama
Seeds of Yesterday
2015 · Movie · TV Movie · Thriller
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974 · Movie · Drama · Family
Where the Red Fern Grows
2003 · Movie · Drama · Family
Omaha
2025 · Movie · Drama
Hello Sister, Goodbye Life
2006 · Movie · Drama · TV Movie
Mansfield Park
2007 · Movie · Drama · TV Movie
One & Two
2015 · Movie · Thriller · Drama
Jonathan
2018 · Movie · Drama · Sci-Fi
Sound of Christmas
2016 · Movie · TV Movie · Drama
Skater Girl
2021 · Movie · Drama · Family
Eleanor the Great
2025 · Movie · Drama
The Last Bus
2021 · Movie · Drama