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]

Miss Rose White
GenreDrama
Created byBarbara Lebow (play)
Teleplay byAnna Sandor
Directed byJoseph Sargent
StarringKyra Sedgwick
Amanda Plummer
Maximilian Schell
D. B. Sweeney
Penny Fuller
Milton Selzer
Maureen Stapleton
Theme music composerBilly Goldenberg
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMarian Rees
ProducerAnne Hopkins
Production locationRichmond, Virginia
CinematographyKees Van Oostrum
EditorCorky Ehlers
Running time100 minutes
Production companiesHallmark Hall of Fame
Lorimar Television (Warner Bros. Television)
Marian Rees Associates
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseApril 26, 1992 (1992-04-26)

Synopsis

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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.

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1992
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie Marian Rees,
Andrea Baynes,
Francine Lefrak,
and Anne Hopkins
Won [2]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Maximilian Schell Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Penny Fuller Nominated
Amanda Plummer Won
Maureen Stapleton Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special Joseph Sargent Won
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Miniseries or a Special Anna Sandor Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special Fred Harpman &
Robert Checchi
Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Miniseries or a
Special
Kees Van Oostrum Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special Terry Baliel Won
1993
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials Joseph Sargent Nominated [3]
Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated [4]
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Kyra Sedgwick Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for
Television
Amanda Plummer Nominated
Humanitas Prize 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television Anna Sandor Won [5]
Writers Guild of America Awards Adapted Long Form Nominated [6]

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 668. ISBN 978-0810861381.
  2. ^ "Miss Rose White: Hallmark Hall of Fame". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "45th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America Awards. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Miss Rose White". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Past Winners & Nominees". Humanitas Prize. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America Awards. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
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