Imitation of Life
Drama | Romance
Release Date
June 26, 1959
Duration
125 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Casts
Lora Meredith
Lana Turner
Steve Archer
John Gavin
Annie Johnson
Juanita Moore
Susie (16)
Sandra Dee
Sarah Jane (18)
Susan Kohner
Allen Loomis
Robert Alda
David Edwards
Dan O'Herlihy
Sarah Jane (8)
Karin Dicker
Susie (6)
Terry Burnham
Young man
John Vivyan
Photographer
Lee Goodman
Showgirl
Ann Robinson
Frankie
Troy Donahue
Receptionist
Sandra Gould
Mr. McKenney
David Tomack
Minister
Joel Fluellen
Stage manager
Jack Weston
Fat Man on Beach
Billy House
Teacher
Maida Severn
Romano
Than Wyenn
Fay
Peg Shirley
Choir Soloist
Mahalia Jackson
Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Party Guest
Frank Baker
Audience Member
Alex Ball
Furniture Mover
George Barrows
Man at Coney Island
Chet Brandenburg
Marching Band Member
Teddy Buckner
Security
George Calliga
Actor at Audition
Steve Carruthers
McKinney
Richard Collier
Show Spectator
Paul Cristo
Marching Band Member
Joe Darensbourg
Waiter
Robert Darin
Marching Band Member
Mike De Lay
Lora's Friend
Elinor Donahue
Himself (Archive Footage)
Adolf Eichmann
Louis Morton
Cicely Evans
Iris Dawn
Myrna Fahey
Show Spectator (uncredited)
George Ford
Cop
Tedd Hadfield
Teacher
Lynne Hunter
Doctor
Nelson Leigh
Waiter
Paul Levitt
Doctor
John McNamara
Watchman
Joseph Mell
Cop at Funeral
Eddie Parker
Restaurant Patron
Waclaw Rekwart
Audience Member
Cosmo Sardo
Audience Member
Jeffrey Sayre
Truck Driver
Cap Somers
Dog Owner
Ted Thorpe
Kenneth, Lora's Butler
Napoleon Whiting
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