The Preacher's Wife
PG
1996
123 minutes
FamilyFantasyDramaComedyRomance
Overview
Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
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Top Cast
Denzel Washington
Dudley
Whitney Houston
Julia Biggs
Courtney B. Vance
Reverend Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines
Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis
Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine
Beverly
Paul Bates
Saul Jeffreys
Justin Pierre Edmund
Jeremiah Biggs
Lionel Richie
Britsloe
Victor Williams
Robbie
Shari Headley
Arlene Chattan
Marcella Lowery
Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston
Mrs. Havergal
Charlotte d'Amboise
Debbie Paige
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Johnson Keeley
Jernard Burks
Pizza Man
Aaron A. McConnaughey
Teen
Lex Monson
Osbert
Darvel Davis Jr.
Hakim
William James Stiggers Jr.
Billy Eldridge
Shyheim Franklin
Teen
Taral Hicks
Teen
Kennan Scott
Teen
Michael Alexander Jackson
Robber
Jamie Tirelli
Liquor Store Owner
Lizan Mitchell
Judge
Robert Colston
Bailiff
Juliehera DeStefano
Receptionist
Delores Mitchell
Mary Halford
David Langston Smyrl
Hanley's Waiter
Harsh Nayyar
Christmas Tree Man
Mervyn Warren
Pianist
Roy Haynes
Drummer
George Coleman
Sax Player
Ted Dunbar
Guitar Player
Jamil Nasser
Bass Player
Mary Bond Davis
Bernita
Toukie Smith
Teleprompter Operator
Rutha Harris
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member
Jacqueline Martin
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member
Teretha G. Houston
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member
Sharon A. Mitchell
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member
Steven Brown
Drummer
Dwain L. White
Organist
Tania McDonald-Tomlinson
Sheep - Nativity Choir (as Brittany Anderson)
Mark Gilbert
Wise Man - Nativity Choir
Michael Marshall
Wise Man - Nativity Choir
Kevin Mitchell
Painting Singer
Debbie Benitez
Store Owner's Wife (uncredited)
Marianne Hettinger
Robbery Witness (uncredited)
Anibal O. Lleras
Pizza Man (uncredited)
David Madison
Defendant (uncredited)
Adam Alexi-Malle
Robbery Witness (uncredited)
John Rowe Jr.
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Derrick Simmons
Robber (uncredited)
Ronald Sylvers
Congregation Member (uncredited)