''Kentucky Woman'' is a 1983 American

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drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, directed by Walter Doniger, starring

Cheryl Ladd Cheryl Ladd (born Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor; July 12, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and author best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the ABC television series ''Charlie's Angels'', whose cast she joined in its second season in 1977 to ...

Ned Beatty Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor and comedian. In a career that spanned five decades, he appeared in more than 160 films. Throughout his career, Beatty gained a reputation for being "the busiest actor in ...

and

Peter Weller Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in whic ...

. Filmed in

Paintsville, Kentucky Paintsville () is a home rule-class city along Paint Creek in Johnson County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 3,459 during the 2010 U.S. Census. History A Paint Lick Station was referred to in ...

, and at a coal mine in

Martin County, Kentucky Martin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,929. Its county seat is Inez. The county was founded in 1870 and is named for Congressman John Preston Martin. Warfield, Kentucky, ...

at Martin County Coal Corporation (

Massey Energy Massey Energy Company was a coal extractor in the United States with substantial operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. By revenue, it was the fourth largest producer of coal in the United States and the largest coal producer in Centr ...

Plot summary

Maggie Telford (

), a poverty-stricken waitress, faces harassment and humiliation when she goes to work as a coal miner to support her small son and ailing coal miner father disabled with

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(

Cast

as Maggie Telford *

as Luke Telford * Philip Levien as Ward Elkins *

Sandy McPeak Sandy McPeak (February 21, 1936 – December 31, 1997) was an American actor best known for such films and television series as ''Winnetka Road'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Centennial'', ''Ode to Billy Joe'', ''Patton'', '' The Osterman Weekend'', ''Kelly' ...

as Roger Varney *

Tess Harper Tessie Jean Harper (''née'' Washam; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her first film role in 1983's ''Tender Mercies'', and for the Academy Award for Be ...

as Lorna Whateley * Lewis Smith as Spinner Limbaugh *

as Deke Cullover * Peter Hobbs as Doc James Bartholomew * Christopher Coffey as Fred Obermeyer * Brett Johnson as Andy Telford *

Britt Leach Britt Leach (born July 18, 1938 in Gadsden, Alabama) is an American character actor. Biography and acting career Leach was born on July 18, 1938 in Gadsden, Alabama. He graduated from McCallie School, a boys college-preparatory school in Cha ...

as Amos * John Randolph as Reverend Palkstater * Nancy Vawter as Aunt Minnifer * James Carrington as Lukash * John Chappell as Fred Humphries

References

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* * * 1983 television films 1983 films 1983 drama films Films set in Kentucky Films shot in Kentucky CBS network films 20th Century Fox Television films American drama television films 1980s American films Paintsville, Kentucky Massey Energy {{US-tv-drama-film-stub