Sister, Sister (1982)

Sister, Sister is a 1982 drama television movie that stars Diahann Carroll, Rosalind Cash, and Irene Cara. It was written by Maya Angelou. It's the story of a family of three sisters who come together to decide the fate of their family home after the death of their revered father. Although the movie was released in 1982, it was filmed three years earlier in 1979. The movie aired on June 7, 1982 on NBC. The film won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Irene Cara won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for the film.

Synopsis

The story starts out with Caroline Lovejoy (Carroll) singing in the church choir at the local church. It is later revealed that she is having an intense affair with the church's reverend. She later comes home to find her younger sister, Sissy (Cara), with her boyfriend, Johnny. It is expressed that Sissy is an aspiring ice skater, but Caroline wants her to follow in her footsteps and become a schoolteacher.

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