How to Make an American Quilt
06/10/1995
2h

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
Cast


Winona Ryder
Finn Dodd


Anne Bancroft
Glady Joe Cleary


Ellen Burstyn
Hy Dodd


Kate Nelligan
Constance Saunders


Jean Simmons
Em


Maya Angelou
Anna


Alfre Woodard
Marianna


Dermot Mulroney
Sam


Lois Smith
Sophia


Kate Capshaw
Sally


Rip Torn
Arthur


Johnathon Schaech
Leon


Samantha Mathis
Young Sophia


Joanna Going
Young Em


Esther Rolle
Aunt Pauline


Jared Leto
Beck


Claire Danes
Young Glady Joe


Alicia Goranson
Young Hy


Holland Taylor
Mrs. Rubens


Tim Guinee
Young Dean


Derrick O'Connor
Dean


Loren Dean
Preston


Melinda Dillon
Mrs. Darling


Richard Jenkins
Howell


Denis Arndt
James


Adam Baldwin
Finn's Father


Michael McElroy
Baby Pres


Ari Meyers
Duff


Jane Alden
Em's Mother


Tamala Jones
Anna's Great Grandmother
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Little Anna


Will Estes
Boy at Party


Mykelti Williamson
Winston
Kaela Green
Evie
Kaelynn Craddick
Young Finn
Sara Craddick
Young Finn


Gail Strickland
The Mrs.
Krysten Lee Wilson
Baby Duff
Kellie Lynn Wilson
Baby Duff
Brian McElroy
Baby Pres
Paige Kettner
Little Evie
Ryanne Kettner
Little Evie
Annie Mae Hunter
Little Duff
Matt Zusser
Pres
David Williams
Em's Father
Harvey E. Lee Jr.
Anna's Great Grandfather
Debra Stricklin
Lady Guest


María Celedonio
Young Anna


Charles Parks
Male Guest
Jonah Rooney
Boy at Party
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