TV series

A Woman of Independent Means

1995★ 10.0 · 2Ended1 seasonDrama

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.

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Cast

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

Crew

Steven P. Saeta
Co-Producer

Robert Greenwald
Director

Philip K. Kleinbart
Supervising Producer

Russell J. Smith
Art Direction

Wendy Kurtzman
Casting

Sally Field
Executive Producer

Robert Greenwald
Producer

Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey
Book

Patricia Saphier
Delegated Producer

Cindy Myers
Teleplay

Preston Fischer
Co-Executive Producer

Stephen Marsh
Production Design

Seasons

Miniseries

Episodes: 3

Information

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10.0/ 10

2 TMDB votes · limited sample

10.0

First air date: 1995-02-19

Show status: Ended

Genres

Drama

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