A Woman of Independent Means

A Woman of Independent Means (1995)


  • Genre: Drama
  • First Air Date: 1995-02-19
  • Last Air Date: 1995-02-22
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 3
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 60 min.
  • Production Company: Robert Greenwald Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Network: NBC
  • Director:
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: miniseries
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    A Woman of Independent Means Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1995-02-19
    3 Episodes

    A Woman of Independent Means Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Episode 145 min
    Season 1Episode 2Episode 245 min
    Season 1Episode 3Episode 345 min
    • Sally Field

      as Bess Alcott Steed Garner
    • Sheila McCarthy

      as Totsie
    • Ann Hearn

      as Lydia
    • Pam Dougherty

      as Second Jessamine Sister
    • Jessica Drake

      as Pregnant Woman
    • Andrea Roth

      as Eleanor, as an adult
    • Andrew Lowery

      as Drew, as an adult
    • Brenda Fricker

      as Mother Steed
    • Lawrence Monoson

      as Walter Burton
    • Charles Durning

      as Andrew Alcott
    • Tony Goldwyn

      as Robert Steed
    • Ron Silver

      as Arthur
    • Jack Thompson

      as Sam Garner
    Production Steven P. Saeta Co-Producer
    Directing Robert Greenwald Director
    Production Philip K. Kleinbart Supervising Producer
    Art Russell J. Smith Art Direction
    Production Wendy Kurtzman Casting
    Production Sally Field Executive Producer
    Production Robert Greenwald Producer
    Writing Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey Book
    Production Patricia Saphier Delegated Producer
    Writing Cindy Myers Teleplay
    Production Preston Fischer Co-Executive Producer
    Art Stephen Marsh Production Design
    Camera Steven Shaw Director of Photography
    Editing Éva Gárdos Editor
    Costume & Make-Up Julie Weiss Costume Design
    Costume & Make-Up Vivian Baker Makeup Artist
    Costume & Make-Up Medusah Hairstylist
    Sound Laura Karpman Original Music Composer

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