Jackie's Back!

Jun 14, 1999

1h 31m

★ 6.5

A diva’s work is never done, baby.

Overview

A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.

Genres

Comedy

Music

TV Movie

Production Companies

Lifetime

Hearst Entertainment Productions

Krost/Chapin Productions

Jackie's Back! Trailers

Cast

Jackie Washington

Jenifer Lewis

Edward Whatsett St. John

Tim Curry

Antandra Washington (Jackie's Daughter)

T.V. Blake

Shaniqua Summers Wells (Jackie's Daughter)

Tangie Ambrose

Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)

Whoopi Goldberg

Wilson Wells (Jackie's Grandson)

Robert Bailey Jr.

Marvin Pritz (Jackie's Former Manager)

Tom Arnold

Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

Loretta Devine

Pammy Dunbar (Infomercial Host)

Julie Hagerty

Perry (The Deaf Rehearsal Pianist)

David Hyde Pierce

Lola Molina (Jackie's Stalker)

Kathy Najimy

Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)

Isabel Sanford

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