The Courage To Love is a 2000

2000 in film

The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....

  television History film starring Vanessa Williams

Vanessa L. Williams

Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine...

, which is also the producer. The premiere was held 24 January 2000 on Lifetime.The film also stars Vanessa's children: Jillian Hervey, Melanie Hervey, Devin Hervey and her brother Chris Williams

Chris Williams (actor)

-Career:Williams, a graduate of Georgetown University, has made appearances on numerous television shows such as CSI, JAG, The Shield, Weeds, Reno 911!, Californication, and popularly as fictional rap artist Krazee-Eyez Killa on Curb Your Enthusiasm...

. Filming began in August 1999 in Toronto, Canada, and was scheduled to last 2 months.

Plot

Henriette Delille, a free woman of color, was born in 1813 into one of New Orleans' most prominent families. Her family assumed she would follow her mother and sister's footsteps and become a mistress for a wealthy white man. However, Henriette had different plans for her life.

Cast

• Vanessa Williams
  Vanessa L. Williams
  Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine...
  
   — Mother Henriette Delille
  Henriette DeLille
  Venerable Henriette DeLille founded the Catholic order of the Sisters of the Holy Family, made up of free women of color, in New Orleans. The order provided nursing care and a home for orphans, later establishing schools as well. In 1989 the order formally opened its cause with the Vatican in...
  
  
• Gil Bellows
  Gil Bellows
  Gil Bellows is a Canadian film and television actor. He is best known for the roles of Tommy Williams in The Shawshank Redemption, Billy Thomas in the television series Ally McBeal and as CIA agent Matt Callan in the television series The Agency.-Early life:Bellows was born in Vancouver, British...
  
   — Dr. Gerard Gaultier
• Karen Williams
  Karen Williams
  Karen Williams is an American concert and opera soprano. In 1985 she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; making her stage debut at the Metropolitan Opera later that year as Serena in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. She sang that role at the Met again in 1989-1990...
  
   — Julie Gadin
• Lisa Bronwyn Moore
  Lisa Bronwyn Moore
  Lisa Bronwyn Moore is an American actress which appeared in more than forty films and TV shows.She starred in the movies Rainbow, Bleeders, The Education of Little Tree, Isn't She Great, The Courage To Love, Possible Worlds, The Aviator and I'm Not There.-External links:...
  
   — Marie Alicot
• David La Haye
  David La Haye
  David La Haye is a Canadian actor. He won the 1996 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Water Baby.- Filmography :* 1989 Dans le ventre du dragon Lou...
  
   — Father Rousselon
• Cynda Williams
  Cynda Williams
  Cynda Williams is an American television and film actress.-Early life:Born in Chicago, Illinois as Cynthia Williams, she was known by her birth name of Cindy Williams until she started her film career...
  
   — Cecelia Delille
• Diahann Carroll — Pouponne
• Stacy Keach
  Stacy Keach
  Stacy Keach is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic roles; however, he has done narration work in educational programming on PBS and the Discovery Channel, as well as some comedy and musical...
  
   — Jean Baptiste
• Kevin Jubinville
  Kevin Jubinville
  Kevin Jubinville is a Canadian actor, best known for playing The Shep in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Bob Venton in Rabbit Fall.- Filmography :- External links :...
  
   — Frank Morgan
• Chris Williams
  Chris Williams (actor)
  -Career:Williams, a graduate of Georgetown University, has made appearances on numerous television shows such as CSI, JAG, The Shield, Weeds, Reno 911!, Californication, and popularly as fictional rap artist Krazee-Eyez Killa on Curb Your Enthusiasm...
  
  — Master of Ceremonies