Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)


  • Genre: History, Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1999-04-18
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Director: Lynne Littman
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Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal bishop, who was born a slave, and a woman with an inter-racial background. With the support of each other and their family, they survived encounters with racism and sexism in their own different ways. Sadie quietly and sweetly broke barriers to become the first African-American home-ec teacher in New York City, while Bessie, with her own brand of outspokenness, became the second African-American dentist in New York City. At the ages of 103 and 101, they told their story to Amy Hill Hearth, a white New York Times reporter who published an article about them. The overwhelming response launched a bestselling book, a Broadway play, and this film.

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  • Diahann Carroll

    as Sadie Delany
  • Ruby Dee

    as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
  • Amy Madigan

    as Amy Hill Hearth
  • Lisa Arrindell

    as Sadie in her 20s
  • Audra McDonald

    as Bessie in her 20s
  • Mykelti Williamson

    as Papa Delany
  • Lonette McKee

    as Mama Delany
  • Richard Roundtree

    as Booker T. Washington
  • Della Reese

    as Martha Logan
  • Ahmond

    as Henry Delany
  • Cameron Arnett

    as Lemuel
  • Nate Bynum

    as
  • Thomas Clark

    as Lucious
  • Sharlease Collier

    as Churchgoer
  • Brandon Crawford

    as Bag Boy
  • Cordereau Dye

    as Hubert Thomas Delany
  • Annie-Joe Edwards

    as New Tenant
  • Carter Gaston

    as Manross Delany
  • Micki Grant

    as Actress playing Sadie on Broadway
  • Kiara Harris

    as Sadie age 7
  • April Jones

    as Harriet
  • Rebecca Koon

    as Miss Moseley
  • Patty Mack

    as Mildred
  • Lizan Mitchell

    as Actress playing Bessie on Broadway
  • Terry Nienhuis

    as Mr. Milliam
  • Clifton Powell

    as Frazier Johnson
  • Alison Robertson

    as Teacher
  • Bumper Robinson

    as Frank
  • Bobby Tyson

    as Hap
  • Alex Van

    as Drunk White Man
  • Camille O. Cosby

    as Broadway Audience Member (uncredited)
  • Tiffany LeShai McMinn

    as Student (uncredited)
Directing Lynne Littman Director
Writing Emily Mann Writer
Production Tony Amatullo Producer
Sound Terence Blanchard Original Music Composer
Writing Sarah L. Delany Book
Writing A. Elizabeth Delany Book
Writing Amy Hill Hearth Book
Sound Dennis McCarthy Original Music Composer
Camera Frank Byers Director of Photography
Lighting Mick McNeely Gaffer