Miss Rose White Explained

Genre:Drama
Creator:Barbara Lebow (play)
Teleplay:Anna Sandor
Director:Joseph Sargent
Starring:Kyra Sedgwick
Amanda Plummer
Maximilian Schell
D. B. Sweeney
Penny Fuller
Milton Selzer
Maureen Stapleton
Theme Music Composer:Billy Goldenberg
Country:United States
Language:English
Executive Producer:Marian Rees
Producer:Anne Hopkins
Editor:Corky Ehlers
Cinematography:Kees Van Oostrum
Location:Richmond, Virginia
Runtime:100 minutes
Company:Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lorimar Television
Marian Rees Associates
Network:NBC

Miss Rose White is a television film adaptation by Anna Sandor of the 1985 Barbara Lebow play A Shayna Maidel, starring Kyra Sedgwick. It first aired on April 26, 1992. The production received five Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie (Amanda Plummer), as well as the Humanitas Prize in the 90-minute category.[1]

Synopsis

Rose White (Sedgwick) is a modern young career woman in post-World War II New York City who has largely relegated her Jewish heritage to scrapbooks and memories. Born in Poland but fortunate enough to escape the country before the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust wiped out her family, Rose is stunned to learn her older sister, Lusia, somehow survived the horror and is coming to America. The sisters' reunion is complicated by Lusia's (Amanda Plummer) memories of her struggles to survive and the revelation of past family secrets.

Cast

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Made for Television MovieMarian Rees,
Andrea Baynes,
Francine Lefrak,
and Anne Hopkins
[2]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a SpecialMaximilian Schell
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a SpecialPenny Fuller
Amanda Plummer
Maureen Stapleton
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a SpecialJoseph Sargent
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Miniseries or a SpecialAnna Sandor
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a SpecialFred Harpman &
Robert Checchi
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Miniseries or a
Special
Kees Van Oostrum
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a SpecialTerry Baliel
Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic SpecialsJoseph Sargent[3]
Golden Globe AwardsBest Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television[4]
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionKyra Sedgwick
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for
Television
Amanda Plummer
Humanitas Prize90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated TelevisionAnna Sandor[5]
Writers Guild of America AwardsAdapted Long Form[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, Jerry. Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. 2009. Scarecrow Press. 978-0810861381. 668.
  2. Web site: Miss Rose White: Hallmark Hall of Fame . . July 9, 2024.
  3. Web site: 45th Annual DGA Awards . . July 9, 2024.
  4. Web site: Miss Rose White . . July 9, 2024.
  5. Web site: Past Winners & Nominees . . July 9, 2024.
  6. Web site: Awards Winners . . https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 . December 5, 2012 . June 6, 2010.