The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997)
Based on the memoirs of Yvonne S. Thornton, this heartwarming, inspirational family drama centers on a poor black laborer who wanted his six daughters to grow up to be doctors.
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Cast
- Carl Lumbly — Donald Thornton
- Dulé Hill — Young Donald
- Victoria Dillard — Taas
- Kimberly Elise — Jeanette
- Shelley Robertson — Donna
- Monique Coleman — Young Donna
- Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly — Young Jeanette
- Rosalyn Coleman — Yvonne
- Monica Calhoun — Linda
- Malaika Jabali — Young Linda
- Erika L. Heard — Rita
- Kiara Tucker — Young Rita
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