She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.
After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
Made in US
6.7/10
1999
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Cast
Meryl Streep
As Roberta
Aidan Quinn
As Brian
Angela Bassett
As Janet
Gloria Estefan
As Isabel
Cloris Leachman
As Assunta
Josh Pais
As Dennis
Jane Leeves
As Dorothea
Kieran Culkin
As Lexi at 15
Charlie Hofheimer
As Nick at 17
Jay O. Sanders
As Dan Paxton
Henry Dinhofer
As Lexi at 5
Michael Angarano
As Nick at 7
Robert Ari
As Supervisor
Teddy Coluca
As Taxi Driver
Barbara Gonzalez
As Janet's Secretary
Jade Yorker
As DeSean at 11
Victoria Gómez
As Lucy at 10
Justin Pierre Edmund
As Bongo Kid
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
As Naeem at 9
Zoe Sternbach-Taubman
As Guadalupe at 9
Christopher Lopez
As Adam
Ruben Jared Seraballs
As James
Lucy Nonas-Barnes
As Becky
Rosalyn Coleman
As Mrs. Adisa
Kevin Miller
As Hall Boy
Hazel Medina
As Alice
Iraida Polanco
As Landlady
Asha Sapp
As Tanisha
Betsy Aidem
As Mrs. Lamb
Julie Janney
As Flight Attendant
Cole Hawkins
As Lawrence at 5
Arthur French
As Ernie
Edmund Wilkinson
As Sheetrock Man
French Napier
As Painter
Socorro Santiago
As Lucy's Mother
Dominic Walters
As Justin
Jean-Luke Figueroa
As Ramon
Sam Fox Royston
As Leonard
Eva Loomis
As Vanessa
Melay Araya
As Rachel
Asease Korankyi
As Shandra
Myra Lucretia Taylor
As Beverly
Olga Merediz
As Ramon's Mother
Christian Berreondo
As Ramon's Brother
Leilani Irvin
As Myesha
Sophia Guaspari
As Rosario
Adam LeFevre
As Mr. Klein
Rafael John Alan Hines
As Simon
Jordan Ware
As Kenny
Amanda Muchnick
As Stephanie
Ian Quinlan
As Carlos
Naeem Jones
As Toussaint
Mateo Gómez
As Ramon's Father
Rosalyn Benniman
As Woman at Opus Meeting
Leon Addison Brown
As Mr. Adams
Arnold Steinhardt
As Self
Scott Cumberbatch
As Lawrence at 15
Majid R. Khaliq
As Naeem Adisa at 19
Molly Gia Foresta
As Guadalupe at 19
Cristina Gómez
As Lucy at 20
Omari Toomer
As DeSean at 21
Tarik Lowe
As Teammate #1
Justin Daly
As Teammate #2
Isaac Stern
As Self
Isaiah Sheffer
As Carnegie Hall Concert Director
Mark O'Connor
As Self
Michael Tree
As Self
Charles Veal Jr.
As Self
Karen Briggs
As Self
Itzhak Perlman
As Self
Sandra Park
As Self
Diane Monroe
As Self
Joshua Bell
As Self
Jonathan Feldman
As Self
Dyllon Rogers
As Horse Hair Boy
April Davis
As First Grade Girl
Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas
As Frog Hair Boy
Sam Deutsch
As Violin Student
Lucy Little
As Violin Student
Jose Miguel Rojas
As Violin Student
Andrew Mayer
As Violin Student
Rebecca Dinhofer
As Violin Student
Christopher Katrandjian
As Violin Student
Ama Korankyi
As Violin Student
Chantilly Mariani
As Violin Student
Thomas Martin
As Violin Student
Derek Ambrosi
As Audience Member (uncredited)
Ruth Barrie
As Woman Shopper (uncredited)
David Chen
As Parent (uncredited)
Gideon Jacobs
As Headlock Boy (uncredited)
Emily Johnson
As Mother of Student (uncredited)
Gabriella Loutfi
As Violin Student (uncredited)
John P. McGinty
As Naval Officer (uncredited)
Kirby Mitchell
As New York Times Reporter (uncredited)
Sarallen
As Old Woman in Tenement Building (uncredited)
Ronald Sylvers
As Parent (uncredited)
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