Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Released 1996 • 30 years ago1h 55m13 cast members
- Romance
- Drama
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
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6
Deceased
53.8%
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Showing 13 of 13 loaded cast members.
as Poppa
DeceasedBorn: March 21, 1934
Died: August 9, 2012
Age at death: 78
as Ma Ponk
AliveBorn: June 19, 1948
Age: 78
Houston, Texas, USA
as Ma Pearl
DeceasedBorn: October 21, 1943
Died: February 8, 2020
Age at death: 76
as Miss Alice
AliveBorn: November 23, 1967
Age: 58
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Miss Annie
AliveBorn: March 6, 1947
Age: 79
New York City, New York, USA
as Mr. Walter
DeceasedBorn: June 8, 1939
Died: September 20, 2017
Age at death: 78
as Preacher Hurn
DeceasedBorn: August 20, 1942
Died: August 10, 2008
Age at death: 65
as Cliff (12 Yrs.)
AliveBorn: January 17, 1981
Age: 45
McComb, Mississippi, USA
as Miss Maybry
DeceasedBorn: July 14, 1930
Died: September 20, 2014
Age at death: 84
as Mr. Will
AliveBorn: May 17, 1942
Age: 84
Harlem, New York, USA
as Uncle Melvin
AliveBorn: March 8, 1962
Age: 64
New York City, New York, USA
as Cleve
DeceasedBorn: July 9, 1942
Died: October 24, 2023
Age at death: 81
as Straw Boss
AliveBirth date not on record.
Virginia, USA