A Woman of Independent Means is a 1995 American two-part

television miniseries A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format h ...

starring

Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film F ...

. Sally Field also producer. Field was nominated for

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and

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. The series was also nominated in the category

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series represents excellence in the category of limited series that are two or more episodes, with a total running time of at least 150 minutes. Criteria The program must tell a comp ...

and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special and won Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special in 1995. The miniseries originally aired in two parts on

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on February 19 and 20, 1995. The miniseries was based on the 1978 novel of the same name by

Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey (born August 31, 1938 in Dallas, Texas) is an American journalist and playwright. Career She studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and received her Bachelor's Degree from Hollins College, now Hollins University in Roanoke, Vir ...

Cast

as Bess Alcott Steed Garner *

Charles Durning Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays.Schudel, Matt (December 26, 2012) "''In real life and on the screen, he played countless role ...

as Andrew Alcott *

Brenda Fricker Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Awar ...

as Mother Steed *

Sheila McCarthy Sheila McCarthy (born January 1, 1956) is a Canadian actress and singer. She has worked in film, television, and on stage. McCarthy is one of Canada's most honoured actors, having won two Genie Awards (film), two Gemini Awards (television), an A ...

as Totsie *

Ron Silver Ronald Arthur Silver (July 2, 1946 – March 15, 2009) was an American actor/activist, director, producer, and radio host. As an actor, he portrayed Henry Kissinger, Alan Dershowitz and Angelo Dundee. He was awarded a Tony in 1988 for Best Actor ...

as Arthur *

Tony Goldwyn Anthony Howard Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He made his debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film '' Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' (1986), and had his breakthr ...

as Robert Steed *

John Slattery John M. Slattery Jr. (born August 13, 1962) is an American actor and director widely known for his role as Roger Sterling Jr. in the AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–15), for which he was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award fo ...

as Dwight *

Lawrence Monoson Lawrence Monoson (born August 11, 1964) is a retired American film and television actor. Career Monoson's first film was the 1982 comedy ''The Last American Virgin'', in which he starred as Gary. Other well-known film roles include the 1984 horr ...

as Walter Burton

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woman of Independent Means 1990s American television miniseries 1995 American television series debuts 1995 American television series endings NBC original programming Television shows based on American novels Films directed by Robert Greenwald