The Sweetest Gift

1998 ""

The Sweetest Gift

6.5 | 1h30m | en | Drama

Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers, as their children become friends over the course of one summer and fall.

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6.5 | 1h30m | en | Drama , TV Movie

Synopsis

Cast

Helen Shaver , Diahann Carroll , Tisha Campbell

Director

Mario Mercuri

Producted By

Hallmark Entertainment , Esparza / Katz Productions

Cast

Helen Shaver

as Mrs. Martin

[2008] A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride [2007] Numb [2004] The Keeper [2003] D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear [2001] The Education of Max Bickford [2000] Bear with Me [1996] Tremors II: Aftershocks [1996] Poltergeist: The Legacy [1995] Born to Be Wild

Diahann Carroll

as Mrs. Wilson

[2021] How It Feels to Be Free [2018] The Little Mermaid [2016] The Masked Saint [2013] Peeples [2012] Sing Your Song [2010] At Risk [2010] The Front [2002] The Court [2000] Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Tisha Campbell

as Ruby Wilson

[2022] Martin: The Reunion [2021] Inside Job [2021] The J Team [2020] Outmatched [2018] Blindspotting [2018] The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar [2015] Dr. Ken [2011] The Paul Reiser Show [2011] The Protector