A Woman of Independent Means
Brief Synopsis
A woman living during the turn-of-the-century is determined not to be ruled by the conventions of her time.
Cast & Crew
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Sally Field
Bess Steed Garner
Tony Goldwyn
Rob Steed
Charles Durning
Papa Alcott
Ron Silver
Arthur Fineman
Jack Thompson
Sam Garner
Brenda Fricker
Mother Steed
Film Details
Also Known As
Woman of Independent Means
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Clearance Unlimited, Inc.; Fotokem Film & Video; Independent Productions; Itc Entertainment Group; Michelson's Food Services Inc; NBC Entertainment; Pacific Film Labs; Panavision, Ltd.; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Texas Film Commission; Victor Duncan Inc
Location
Houston, Texas, USA; Galveston, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A woman living during the turn-of-the-century is determined not to be ruled by the conventions of her time.
Cast
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Sally Field
Bess Steed Garner
Tony Goldwyn
Rob Steed
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Charles Durning
Papa Alcott
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Ron Silver
Arthur Fineman
Jack Thompson
Sam Garner
Brenda Fricker
Mother Steed
Sheila Mccarthy
Totsie
Ann Hearn
Lydia
Andrea Roth
Eleanor--As An Adult
Andrew Lowery
Drew--As An Adult
Joshua Miller
Lawrence Monoson
Walter Burton
John Slattery
Dwight
Christianne Mays
Annie
Julie Mayfield
Mavis
Randy Moore
Manning
Brooke Hailey
Betsy
Mark Walters
Matthew
Cynthia Dorn
Marthareen
Richard Dillard
Richard Prince
Jill Parker-jones
Exa Banks
John Davies
Howard Blackstone
Christina Stojanovich
Eleanor No 1
Cameron Finley
Drew No 1
Trevor Meeks
Robin No 1
Emmy Barker
Eleanor No 2
Christopher Fox
Drew No 2
Matthew Loehr
Robin No 2
Marietta Marich
Mama
Rutherford Cravens
Marvin Hamilton
Margaret Bowman
Old Nanny
Emily Courtney
Nell
Marachi Melville
Young Nurse
Kristin Birch
Hotel Maid
Donald Lawson
Newspaper Editor
Jessica Drake
Pregnant Woman
Jeanne Evans
1st Jessamine Sister
Pam Dougherty
2nd Jessamine Sister
Gena Sleete
Mrs Maxwell
Cliff Stephens
Car Salesman
Jimmy Pickens
St Louis Bellhop
Angie Bolling
Mrs Fleck
Morgan Redmond
Man In English Garden
Rodger Boyce
Eleanor'S Doctor
Jeffrey B. Hartman
Lead Person
Crew
Anna Abbey
Set Costumer
Amanda Anderson
Props Buyer
Donna L Armstrong
Assistant
Diana Atkinson
Craft Service
Vivian Baker
Makeup
Carol Helen Beule
Costume Designer
Ivica Bilich
Property Master
Kirstin Birch
Assistant
Chuck Bludsworth
Assistant Property Master
Cathryn Boxberger
Publicity
Curtiss Bradford
Lighting Technician
Ann Brodie
Makeup
Janna Bryan
Production Coordinator
June Burton
Other
Craig Busch
Location Manager
Junnie Caraway
Assistant
Alfred Cervantes
Assistant Production Coordinator
Peter Chrimes
Key Grip
David Codron
Editing
David Codron
Post-Production Supervisor
Vidal Cohen
Best Boy Grip
Eli Craig
Production Assistant
Pud Cusack
Sound Mixer
Kelly Deco
Other
Jessica Drake
Consultant
Jacky Duberman
Best Boy
Suan Dudas
Finance Manager
Susan Elkins
Location Manager
Albert Farrar
Assistant Editor
Rick Ferguson
Thanks
Sally Field
Executive Producer
Patricia A Fullerton
Script Supervisor
Eva Gardos
Editor
John Glaeser
Boom Operator
Eyal Gordin
Camera Operator
Michael Graham
Sound Editor
Robert Greenwald
Producer
Ruth Greenwald
Other
Patricia Gundlach
Makeup
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
Source Material (From Novel)
Lana Hale
Music Supervisor
Teddy Hallaron
Music Coordinator
Philip Hardage
Assistant Director
Philip Ivey
Hairdresser
Dayne Johnson
Makeup Supervisor
Wesley C Johnson
Production Assistant
Rick H Josephsen
Special Effects Coordinator
Laura Karpman
Music
Ron Kern
Transportation Coordinator
Kelly Kernan
Production Assistant
Liz Kiegley
Location Casting
Nancy Jane King
Production Coordinator
Philip Kleinbart
Supervising Producer
Melanie Krinsky
Finance Manager
Wendy Kurtzman
Casting
Steven Lang
Assistant
David E Larson
Assistant Director
Donald Rene Lawson
Production Assistant
Sue Liberman
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Stephen Lofaro
Assistant Director
Stephen Marsh
Production Designer
G Lynn Maughan
Foreman
Denise Mcgrath
Production Accountant
Elizabeth Mcnamara
Dresser
Malachi Melville
Production Assistant
Larry Misselhorn
Other
Tara Moini
Assistant
Leslie Morales
Set Decorator
Cindy Myers
Screenwriter
Kenneth Nosack
Special Effects Assistant
Michael Thomas O'brien
Caterer
Steven G Paulk
Other
Theo Pingarelli
Camera Assistant
Pamela Priest
Hair
Mark B Quick
Other
Carlos E Ramirez
Dga Trainee
Karen Rivera
Assistant Costume Designer
Layne Robinson
Foreman
Allan K Rosen
Music Editor
Stefanie Rosen
Camera Assistant
Deborah Ross
Titles
Steve Rundell
Digital Effects Supervisor
Amy Elizabeth Sabel
Casting Assistant
Steven P. Saeta
Co-Producer
Steven P. Saeta
Unit Production Manager
Marlene Sanitzky
Thanks
Steven Shaw
Director Of Photography
Steven Shaw
Other
Mike Sheeren
Dolly Grip
Rusty Smith
Art Director
Mary Louise Stoughton
Art Department Coordinator
Michael Stroud
Production Supervisor
Lily Takanashi
Assistant
Cody Taylor
Production Assistant
Celine A Thomas
Camera Assistant
Joe Thomas
Camera Assistant
Joseph Thomas
Camera Assistant
Susan Todd
Hair
Chris Tufty
Camera
Chris Tufty
Camera Operator
Jennifer Twiggs
Assistant Property Master
W Wayne Walser
Construction Coordinator
Julie Weiss
Costume Designer
Martin Wells
Transportation Captain
Ken Woodburn
Post-Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Woman of Independent Means
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Clearance Unlimited, Inc.; Fotokem Film & Video; Independent Productions; Itc Entertainment Group; Michelson's Food Services Inc; NBC Entertainment; Pacific Film Labs; Panavision, Ltd.; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Texas Film Commission; Victor Duncan Inc
Location
Houston, Texas, USA; Galveston, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 19, 1995
Aired in United States February 20, 1995
Aired in United States February 22, 1995
Began shooting July 27, 1994.
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