A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
1h 40min

Drama

TV Movie

The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.

Production Companies

Chet Walker Enterprises

Interscope Communications

Walt Disney Television

Cast

Alfre Woodard

Mary Thomas

AJ Johnson

Ruby Thomas

Leon

Michael Thomas

Garland Spencer

Isaiah Thomas at Age 11

Chick Vennera

Coach Pingatore

Larry O. Williams Jr.

Isaiah at Age 15

Jamey Sheridan

Brother Ted

Harry Lennix

Nero

Wanda Christine

Sara

Shamon Ricks

Jojo

Lanei Chapman

Mary at Age 16

Barbara E. Robertson

Miss Day

Cynthia Baker

Sister Kevin Anne

Marty Higginbotham

Mr. Davis

Ed Grennan

Mayor Richard Daley

Moon Hi Hanson

Dr. Kim

Bernard Mixon

Mary's Father

Rengin Altay

M.J.

Bob Kohut

LoBianco

Kent Martin

Grocery Store Manager

Darrell Echols

Store Clerk

Susan Ware

Mayor's Receptionist

Release date

3rd Dec 1989

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story1h 40min