with her and tells her she understands. When her husband died, she ignored her daughter, but she never hit her, and she is going to see her daughter again, but she is not going anywhere until she knows Glory Marie's daughters are safe. Glory Marie makes the hardest decision of her life when she decides to send her daughters away with Zora. On their last day together, Glory Marie makes them dinner, washes, folds and packs all their clothes, and she brushes Bird's hair, with the same brush she used to beat Phoebe. When the girls leave with Zora, Bird is unsure if she will ever see her mother again. Cast Ellen Barkin as Glory Marie Jackson Oprah Winfrey as Zora Williams Tina Majorino as Avocet Abigale "Bird" Jackson Julia Stiles as Phoebe Jackson John Savage as Billy Jackson Burt Young as Louis Ippolito William Lee Scott as Hank Jackson Louis Crugnali as L.J. Ippolito David Hart as The Sheriff Awards External links 1997 television films 1997 films American drama television films 1990s English-language films Harpo Productions films Films produced by Oprah Winfrey Films about domestic violence Films about child abuse Films set in the 1960s Films directed by Lloyd Kramer 1990s American films