The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife
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1996
2h 3m
5.8(240 votes)
Family
Fantasy
Drama
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.

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Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures
The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

56 members
Acting

Denzel Washington

Dudley

Denzel Washington
Acting

Whitney Houston

Julia Biggs

Whitney Houston
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Courtney B. Vance

Reverend Henry Biggs

Courtney B. Vance
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Gregory Hines

Joe Hamilton

Gregory Hines
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Jenifer Lewis

Margueritte Coleman

Jenifer Lewis
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Loretta Devine

Beverly

Loretta Devine
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Paul Bates

Saul Jeffreys

Paul Bates
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Justin Pierre Edmund

Jeremiah Biggs

Justin Pierre Edmund
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Lionel Richie

Britsloe

Lionel Richie
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Victor Williams

Robbie

Victor Williams
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Shari Headley

Arlene Chattan

Shari Headley
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Marcella Lowery

Anna Eldridge

Marcella Lowery
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Cissy Houston

Mrs. Havergal

Cissy Houston
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Charlotte d'Amboise

Debbie Paige

Charlotte d'Amboise
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Helmar Augustus Cooper

Johnson Keeley

Helmar Augustus Cooper
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Jernard Burks

Pizza Man

Jernard Burks
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Aaron A. McConnaughey

Teen

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Lex Monson

Osbert

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Darvel Davis Jr.

Hakim

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William James Stiggers Jr.

Billy Eldridge

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Shyheim Franklin

Teen

Shyheim Franklin
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Taral Hicks

Teen

Taral Hicks
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Kennan Scott

Teen

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Michael Alexander Jackson

Robber

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Jamie Tirelli

Liquor Store Owner

Jamie Tirelli
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Lizan Mitchell

Judge

Lizan Mitchell
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Robert Colston

Bailiff

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Juliehera DeStefano

Receptionist

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Delores Mitchell

Mary Halford

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David Langston Smyrl

Hanley's Waiter

David Langston Smyrl
Acting

Harsh Nayyar

Christmas Tree Man

Harsh Nayyar
Sound

Mervyn Warren

Pianist

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Roy Haynes

Drummer

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George Coleman

Sax Player

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Ted Dunbar

Guitar Player

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Jamil Nasser

Bass Player

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Mary Bond Davis

Bernita

Mary Bond Davis
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Toukie Smith

Teleprompter Operator

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Rutha Harris

St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member

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Jacqueline Martin

St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member

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Teretha G. Houston

St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member

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Sharon A. Mitchell

St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member

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Steven Brown

Drummer

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Dwain L. White

Organist

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Tania McDonald-Tomlinson

Sheep - Nativity Choir (as Brittany Anderson)

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Mark Gilbert

Wise Man - Nativity Choir

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Michael Marshall

Wise Man - Nativity Choir

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Kevin Mitchell

Painting Singer

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Debbie Benitez

Store Owner's Wife (uncredited)

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Marianne Hettinger

Robbery Witness (uncredited)

Marianne Hettinger
Acting

Anibal O. Lleras

Pizza Man (uncredited)

Anibal O. Lleras
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David Madison

Defendant (uncredited)

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Adam Alexi-Malle

Robbery Witness (uncredited)

Adam Alexi-Malle
Acting

John Rowe Jr.

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

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Crew

Derrick Simmons

Robber (uncredited)

Derrick Simmons
Acting

Ronald Sylvers

Congregation Member (uncredited)

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