A Woman of Independent Means

Feb 19, 1995 (en) Drama [60] Min
  • First Air Date
    Feb 19, 1995
  • Production
    Robert Greenwald Productions, ITC Entertainment, Fogwood Films
  • Rotten tomato
    100%
  • Original title
    A Woman of Independent Means
  • Release
    Feb 19, 1995
  • en
    -

Overview

Bess Steed marries her childhood sweetheart in the early part of the 20th century and begins a life in the high society of Dallas, Texas. As time goes by, things do not work out as she expects. Her husband dies of influenza, and she finds that she must pick up and carry along with her life. She proves to be a strong, committed, and loving individual who attracts new loves into her life and finds that she can take good care of the old ones. Despite further tragedy in losing her oldest son, and a second marriage that is not all that she expects it to be she continues to survive as independently as she has discovered the courage to do so.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Robert Greenwald

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Sally Field

    Bess Alcott Steed Garner

  2. Sheila McCarthy

    Totsie

  3. Ann Hearn

    Lydia

  4. Pam Dougherty

    Second Jessamine Sister

  5. Jessica Drake

    Pregnant Woman

  6. Andrea Roth

    Eleanor, as an adult

  7. Andrew Lowery

    Drew, as an adult

  8. Brenda Fricker

    Mother Steed

  9. Lawrence Monoson

    Walter Burton

  10. Charles Durning

    Andrew Alcott

  11. Tony Goldwyn

    Robert Steed

  12. Ron Silver

    Arthur

  13. Jack Thompson

    Sam Garner

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 13 / Crews : 14

Miniseries ( 1995-02-19)

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Episode 2

Episode: 2

Episode 3

Episode: 3
Feb 19, 1995 (en)
Drama
[60] Min
  • First Air Date Feb 19, 1995
  • Production
    Robert Greenwald Productions, ITC Entertainment, Fogwood Films
  • Rotten tomato 100%
Original Title A Woman of Independent Means
en

Overview

Bess Steed marries her childhood sweetheart in the early part of the 20th century and begins a life in the high society of Dallas, Texas. As time goes by, things do not work out as she expects. Her husband dies of influenza, and she finds that she must pick up and carry along with her life. She proves to be a strong, committed, and loving individual who attracts new loves into her life and finds that she can take good care of the old ones. Despite further tragedy in losing her oldest son, and a second marriage that is not all that she expects it to be she continues to survive as independently as she has discovered the courage to do so.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Robert Greenwald

    Producer