Movie · 1995
How to Make an American Quilt
Released 6 October 1995 More from 1995 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
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How old were they?
Maya Angelou
as Anna
Jean Simmons
as Em
Denis Arndt
as James
Derrick O'Connor
as Dean
Richard Jenkins
as Howell
Kate Nelligan
as Constance Saunders
Mykelti Williamson
as Winston
Joanna Going
as Young Em
Tim Guinee
as Young Dean
Dermot Mulroney
as Sam
Johnathon Schaech
as Leon
Loren Dean
as Preston
Winona Ryder
as Finn Dodd
Tamala Jones
as Anna's Great Grandmother
Jonah Rooney
as Boy at Party
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
as Little Anna
Jane Alden
as Em's Mother
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The numbers
57years between the oldest and youngest billed
67Maya Angelou — oldest on the call sheet
10Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast