''My Antonia'' is a 1995 American

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directed by Joseph Sargent and written and produced by Victoria Riskin, based on the 1918 novel of the same name by

Willa Cather Willa Sibert Cather (; born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including '' O Pioneers!'', '' The Song of the Lark'', and '' My Ántonia''. In 192 ...

. It stars

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, and

Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout ...

. It was filmed in part at the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island, Nebraska, and aired on the

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on March 29, 1995.

Cast

as Josiah Burden *

as Emmaline Burden *

as Jimmy Burden * Jan Triska as Mr. Shimerda *

Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser (born July 9, 1946) is a German-born actor based in the US. Based in Venice, California, he is a founding member of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the ProVisional Theater, and the Padua Playwrights Festival. A long-time collaborator ...

as Otto * Anne Tremko as Lena Lingard *

Travis Fine Travis Lane Fine (born June 26, 1968) is an American actor, writer, director and producer, perhaps best known for his film '' Any Day Now'', and for his roles in ''Girl, Interrupted'' and ''The Young Riders''. Personal life Fine was born in Atla ...

as Harry Paine *

Mira Furlan Mira Furlan (7 September 1955 – 20 January 2021) was a Croatian actress and singer. Internationally, she was best known for her roles as the Minbari Ambassador Delenn in the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'' (1993–1998), and as ...

as Mrs. Shimerda * Elina Löwensohn as Antonia Shimerda * Bobby Goldstein as Ambrosch Shimerda * T. Max Graham as Mr. Harling *John Livingston as Charley Harling * Pas Sarah Bernhardt as Sally Harling * Devon Arielle Cahill as Nina Harling *

Lauren Montgomery Lauren Eve Montgomery (born May 4, 1980) is an American storyboard artist, television director, film director, character designer, film producer, television producer, and television writer. Early life Lauren Montgomery became interested in drawi ...

as Yulka Shimerda * Cinnamon Schultz as Helga * Megan Birdsall as Margaret * Lemarrt Holman as Blindman Arnault * Abby Sullivan as Mrs. Carlsen * Betty Laird as Mrs. Vannis * Brendan McCurdy as Ambrosch Cuzak * Ian Atwood as Leo Cuzak * Tom Wees as Conductor * Brad Boesen as Traveling Salesman * Endre Hules as Russian Peter * Boris Lee Krutonog as Russian Pavel * Olek Krupa as Krajiek *

Kyla Pratt Kyla Amore Pratt (born September 16, 1986) is an American actress. She provided the voice of Penny Proud in the first animated series for Disney Channel called ''The Proud Family'', and Breanna Latrice Barnes in UPN's '' One on One''. After play ...

as Yulka Cuzak *

Myra Turley Myra Turley is an American film and television actress, best known as Dale in the 1995 sitcom ''Muscle'', and as Madeline Evelley in Clint Eastwood's ''Flags of Our Fathers''. Her other appearances include supporting roles in episodes of such te ...

as Mrs. Harling * Blair Williamson as Marek Shimerda

References

External links

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