The Courage To Love | |
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Written by | Heather Hale Toni Ann Johnson |
Directed by | Kari Skogland |
Starring | Vanessa Williams |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Vanessa L. Williams |
Running time | 95 min |
Production company(s) | Motion International New Star Television |
Release | |
Original network | Lifetime |
Original release | January 24, 2000 |
The Courage to Love is a 2000 television history film starring Vanessa L. Williams, who was 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. Filming began in August 1999 in Toronto, Canada, and was scheduled to last two months.
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 path and become a mistress for a wealthy white man. However, Henriette had different plans for her life.