"From downtown to uptown"

1976

1h 38m

7.4(22 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Philip Michael Thomas

Stix

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Irene Cara

Sparkle

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Lonette McKee

Sister

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Dwan Smith

Delores

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Mary Alice

Effie

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Dorian Harewood

Levi

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Tony King

Satin

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Beatrice Winde

Mrs. Waters

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Paul Lambert

Moe Gerber

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Joyce Easton

Lee Gerber

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DeWayne Jessie

Ham

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Norma Miller

Doreen Baker

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Talya Ferro

Miss Taylor

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Bob Delegall

Mr. Daniels

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Armelia McQueen

Tune Ann

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Don Bexley

Bubbles Sweeney

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Timmie Rogers

Comic M-C

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Ken Renard

Shimmy Dodson

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John Hawker

Hotel Clerk

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