Precious
November 6, 2009
Overview
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically...More
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret; She can't read.
Cast and crew
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Lee Daniels
Director
Gabourey Sidibe
Claireece "Precious" Jones
Mo'Nique
Mary Lee Johnston
Paula Patton
Blu Rain
Mariah Carey
Mrs. Weiss
Lenny Kravitz
John McFadden
Sherri Shepherd
Lisa Cornrows
Stephanie Andujar
Rita Romero
Chyna Layne
Rhonda Patrice Johnson
Amina Robinson
Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore
Joann
Angelic Zambrana
Consuelo
AD
Aunt Dot
Tootsie
Nealla Gordon
Mrs. Lichtenstien
GH
Grace Hightower
Social Worker
BH
Barret Helms
Tom Cruise (as Barret Isaiah Mindell)
Kimberly Russell
Katherine
Bill Sage
Mr. Wicher
ST
Susan Taylor
Fairy Godmother
KT
Kendall Toombs
Abdul
AT
Alexander Toombs
Abdul
CD
Cory Davis
Abdul
RM
Rochelle McNaughton
AIDS Clerk
Abigail Savage
Bunny