The Preacher's Wife

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.

Discover

Whitney Houston

Julia Biggs

Courtney B. Vance

Reverend Henry Biggs

Gregory Hines

Joe Hamilton

Jenifer Lewis

Margueritte Coleman

Paul Bates

Saul Jeffreys

Justin Pierre Edmund

Jeremiah Biggs

Lionel Richie

Britsloe

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

Lex Monson

Osbert

Jamie Tirelli

Liquor Store Owner

Juliehera DeStefano

Receptionist

Delores Mitchell

Mary Halford

David Langston Smyrl

Hanley's Waiter

Harsh Nayyar

Christmas Tree Man

Roy Haynes

Drummer

George Coleman

Sax Player

Ted Dunbar

Guitar Player

Jamil Nasser

Bass Player

Toukie Smith

Teleprompter Operator

Art

Bill Groom

Production Design

Dennis Bradford

Art Direction

George DeTitta Jr.

Set Decoration

Costume & Make-Up

Cynthia Flynt

Costume Design

Larry M. Cherry

Hairstylist

Lisa Hazell

Assistant Hairstylist

Michele Paris

Makeup Artist

Edna Sheen

Makeup Artist

Kenneth Walker

Key Hair Stylist

Ellie Winslow

Makeup Artist

Crew

Miroslav Ondříček

Cinematography

Directing

Penny Marshall

Director

H.H. Cooper

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Elliot Abbott

Executive Producer

Timothy M. Bourne

Co-Producer

Debra Martin Chase

Co-Producer

Robert Greenhut

Executive Producer

Bonnie Hlinomaz

Associate Producer

Donald De Line

Executive In Charge Of Production

Debra D. Jeffreys

Assistant Production Manager

Amy Lemisch

Unit Production Manager

John Bard Manulis

Executive In Charge Of Production

Paula Herold

Casting

Stephanie Corsalini

Casting Associate

Sound

Dennis Drummond

Supervising Sound Editor

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Writing

Nat Mauldin

Screenplay

Allan Scott

Screenplay

Robert E. Sherwood

Original Film Writer

Leonardo Bercovici

Original Film Writer

Art

Bill Groom

Production Design

Dennis Bradford

Art Direction

George DeTitta Jr.

Set Decoration

Costume & Make-Up

Cynthia Flynt

Costume Design

Larry M. Cherry

Hairstylist

Lisa Hazell

Assistant Hairstylist

Michele Paris

Makeup Artist

Edna Sheen

Makeup Artist

Kenneth Walker

Key Hair Stylist

Ellie Winslow

Makeup Artist

Crew

Miroslav Ondříček

Cinematography

Directing

Penny Marshall

Director

H.H. Cooper

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Elliot Abbott

Executive Producer

Timothy M. Bourne

Co-Producer

Debra Martin Chase

Co-Producer

Robert Greenhut

Executive Producer

Bonnie Hlinomaz

Associate Producer

Donald De Line

Executive In Charge Of Production

Debra D. Jeffreys

Assistant Production Manager

Amy Lemisch

Unit Production Manager

John Bard Manulis

Executive In Charge Of Production

Paula Herold

Casting

Stephanie Corsalini

Casting Associate

Sound

Dennis Drummond

Supervising Sound Editor

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Writing

Nat Mauldin

Screenplay

Allan Scott

Screenplay

Robert E. Sherwood

Original Film Writer

Leonardo Bercovici

Original Film Writer