A Private Affair

Aug 26, 2000

1h 35m

★ 0.0

Overview

A woman who has confronted the sour side of success finds love and discovers herself in this made-for-TV drama. Nikka (Vanessa Bell Calloway) is a writer who enjoys unexpected success with her first novel, but her brush with fame and fortune has a serious downside when she's threatened with legal action by the Internal Revenue Service for non-payment of taxes. Turning to her family and friends for help, Nikka's new life begins to fall apart, but she begins to develop a greater sense of herself in the process, and she decides to take a trip to Africa in hopes of coming to terms with her heritage.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

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Cast

Nikka

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Isaiah

Clifton Powell

Lawrence

Lou Myers

Boyd

Casey Lee

Cynthia

Janet MacLachlan

Cindy

Akrosia Samson

Cheryl

Kym Whitley

Betty

Merry Clayton

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