From the movie with whoopi goldberg, ray liotta and tina majorino. View photos from corrina, corrina, red carpet photos, and more at. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. In 1959, a widower hires a kindly housekeepernanny to care for his sevenyearold daughter. There are scenes in this movie that really did it for me. Born caryn elaine johnson on th november, 1955 in new york city, new york, usa, she is famous for the color purple, ghost in a career that spans 1982present. The story involves manny singer ray liotta, a jingle writer for an advertising. Whoopi goldberg and ray liotta were in corrina, corrina 1994 together about. Corrina, corrina, starring whoopi goldberg as a perky housekeeper who brings solace and joy to a depressed 50s jewish household, is a schmaltzy if entertaining comedydrama. Corrina, corrina is a 1994 american feature film set in 1959 about a widower ray liotta who hires a housekeepernanny whoopi goldberg to care for his daughter tina majorino.
Dad hires an africanamerican housekeeper whoopi goldberg, who helps fill the gap in the childs lifeand then dads lifeand soon an interracial relationship crossing the social mores of the era is underway. Two scenes in the theatrical trailer do not appear in the film. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The gunfighter a short film by eric kissack narrated by nick offerman duration. Oscarwinner whoopi goldberg stars as the title character in this drama set in the 1950s. But, to avoid being typecast as the bad guy forever, liotta decided to break from the mold in his next role as a caring father in the heartwarming film corrina, corrina 1994, costarring. Manny singer liotta hires african american corrina washington goldberg to work as maid and. The plot involves a recentlywidowed 1950s father manny singer. Ray liotta talks the son of no one, the place beyond the.
The following is her filmography throughout her entire acting career. In addition to his film roles, liotta portrayed singer frank sinatra in the 1998 tv movie the rat pack and later on made his broadway debut opposite frank langella in the stephen belber play, match. Actor ray liotta attends the wedding of whoopi goldberg and lyle trachtenberg. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options.
Also talks upcoming roles in snowmen, the details, cogans trade and the place beyond the pines. The time is 1959, and the movie implies that corrina, a recent college graduate, cant find any other job because she is black. Emmy award and golden globewinner whoopi goldberg ghost, the. A leading character actor, liotta also tried his hand at family drama, appearing with whoopi goldberg in corrina, corrina 1994.
This is a interracial movie that is not heavy handed. Tina majorino as molly and whoopi goldberg as corrina in corrina corrina 1994 directed by jessie nelson scene hd mollys falther found out her daughter doesnt go to school meanwhile, she is. Corrina, corrina feature film dvd whoopi goldberg, ray liotta. She has a college education, but cant find anything other than domestic work. Whoopi goldberg stars corrina, corrina as the yin to ray liottas. Corrina, corrina, with whoopi goldberg and ray liotta, is wellmeaning, but its portrait of the races keeps them apart rather than together. Whoopi goldberg and ray liotta in a scene from corrina, corrina 1994. She has won academy, emmy, grammy, and tony awards.
Original press kit publicity image slide negative transparency standard x mount movie. Corrina, corrina film corrina, corrina is a 1994 american feature film set in 1959 about a widower ray liotta who hires a housekeepernanny whoopi goldberg to care for his daughter tina majorino. Molly has barely talked since her mothers death, but when corrina washington whoopi goldberg gets the girl chatting, she lands the job. Rent corrina, corrina 1994 starring whoopi goldberg and ray liotta on dvd and bluray. Whoopi goldberg and ray liotta were in an onscreen matchup on screen matchups. Corrina, corrina, with whoopi goldberg and ray liotta, is wellmeaning, but its portrait of the races keeps them apart rather than. As this is an older film, im sure there are a lot of people who have seen it.
Whoopi goldberg is an awardwinning american actress often considered as one of the greatest africanamerican actresses of all time. Whoop goldberg plays corrina, a black woman who lands a job as a maid and nanny for the jewish singer family. A captivating drama comedy that casts ray liotta as manny singer, a man who recently lost his wife and has his daughter molly tina majorino to take care of, who was too sad and heartbroken to talk to anyone after her mothers death. Corrina, corrina manny singer ray liotta is a struggling songwriter for a company that makes television commercials, who also has a loving wife and a daughter, molly tina majorino.
She is overqualified for this one, but has many qualifications for being mannys partner in life, one of them being her suggestion to take the t off of shouldnt, so it rhymes with puddin, and he wins the jello account. See more ideas about corrina corrina, movies and ray liotta. Corrina, corrina is a 1994 drama film starring whoopi goldberg, ray liotta and tina majorino. In corrina, corrina, 7yearold molly singer tina majorino reacts to the death of her mother by becoming mute.
Tina majorino as molly and whoopi goldberg as corrina in corrina corrina 1994 directed by jessie nelson scene hd mollys falther found out her daughter doesnt go to school meanwhile. Whoopi goldberg, a comic master of deconstructing bigotry and human foibles, has taken that ancient, degrading hollywood stereotype of casting black actresses as maids and stood it on its head. Act and emmy award and golden globenominee ray liotta tvs er. Throughout the film i kept waiting for a moment or two of whoopi as the. Ray liotta at whoopi goldbergs wedding getty images. Whoopi goldberg, ray liotta, and newcomer tina magorino make this unlikely but purportedly autobiographical tale much more entertaining that it has any right to be. Corrina, corrina feature film dvd whoopi goldberg, ray.
Watch corrina, corrina online stream full movie directv. Whoopi goldberg and ray liottacorrina corrina loved them. Whoopi goldberg and ray liotta dating, gossip, news, photos. Feb 24, 20 whoopi goldberg and ray liottacorrina corrina loved them together in this movie. With ray liotta, whoopi goldberg, tina majorino, noreen hennessey. Claras heart 1988 official trailer whoopi goldberg, michael ontkean movie. Whoopi goldberg is an american actress, comedian, and singer. Corrina, corrina is a 1994 american feature film set in 1959 about a widower ray liotta who hires a housekeepernanny whoopi goldberg to care for his. Her employer is ray liotta, who works for an advertising company, and now has to deal with grief and single parenthood. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
As an extremely overqualified nanny in the 1950s, she enters the bereaved lives of widower ray liotta and daughter tina majorino and lights up their gloom, whoopi style. Businessman manny singer ray liotta needs a reliable nanny to watch his daughter, molly tina majorino, in the absence of her late mother, yet the early applicants are unimpressive. Manny singer liotta hires african american corrina washington. Overview of corrina, corrina, 1994, directed by jessie nelson, with whoopi goldberg, ray liotta, tina majorino, at turner classic movies. A 3d animated film about the dream of reaching the unreachable and about the fact that something good can evolve from something evil. Read the corrina, corrina movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. His biggest hit came with the 2001 film hannibal that became one of the top grossing films worldwide for the year. To help with the domestic side of his life, he employs vivacious housekeeper corrina whoopi goldberg, and soon finds himself drawn into a relationship with her. Rent corrina, corrina 1994 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. It was written and directed by jessie nelson, in her feature film directing debut. Academy ward, emmy award and golden globewinner whoopi goldberg ghost, the color purple, sister act and emmy award and golden globenominee ray liotta tvs er, something wild star in this heartwarming story about a family devastated by grief and the woman who helps heal the loss. Don ameche grandpa harry, whoopi goldberg corrina washington, ray liotta manny singer, tina majorino molly, larry miller sid. Whoopi goldberg stars as corrina washington, a nanny who arrives in a household broken by familial tragedy in the late 1950s.
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