Kentucky Woman is a 1983 American made-for-television drama film, directed by Walter Doniger, starring Cheryl Ladd, Ned Beatty and Peter Weller. Filmed in Paintsville, Kentucky, and at a coal mine in Martin County, Kentucky at Martin County Coal Corporation (Massey Energy).
Plot summary
Maggie Telford (Cheryl Ladd), 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 black lung disease (Ned Beatty).
Cast
- Cheryl Ladd as Maggie Telford
- Ned Beatty as Luke Telford
- Philip Levien as Ward Elkins
- Sandy McPeak as Roger Varney
- Tess Harper as Lorna Whateley
- Lewis Smith as Spinner Limbaugh
- Peter Weller as Deke Cullover
- Peter Hobbs as Doc James Bartholomew
- Christopher Coffey as Fred Obermeyer
- Brett Johnson as Andy Telford
- Britt Leach as Amos
- John Randolph as Reverend Palkstater
- Nancy Vawter as Aunt Minnifer
- James Carrington as Lukash
- John Chappell as Fred Humphries
References
External links
- Kentucky Woman at IMDb
- Kentucky Woman at AllMovie
- Kentucky Woman at the TCM Movie Database
