How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

10/06/1995 1h 56m

There's beauty in the patterns of life.

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Overview

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

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Cast Ages at Release

Winona Ryder

as Finn Dodd

Born 10/29/1971, age

Anne Bancroft

as Glady Joe Cleary

Born 09/17/1931

Died 06/06/2005, age

Ellen Burstyn

as Hy Dodd

Born 12/07/1932, age

Kate Nelligan

as Constance Saunders

Born 03/16/1950, age

Jean Simmons

as Em

Born 01/31/1929

Died 01/22/2010, age

Alfre Woodard

as Marianna

Born 11/08/1952, age

Dermot Mulroney

as Sam

Born 10/31/1963, age

Lois Smith

as Sophia

Born 11/03/1930, age

Kate Capshaw

as Sally

Born 11/03/1953, age

Rip Torn

as Arthur

Born 02/06/1931

Died 07/09/2019, age

Johnathon Schaech

as Leon

Born 09/10/1969, age

Samantha Mathis

as Young Sophia

Born 05/12/1970, age

Joanna Going

as Young Em

Born 07/22/1963, age

Esther Rolle

as Aunt Pauline

Born 11/08/1920

Died 11/17/1998, age

Jared Leto

as Beck

Born 12/26/1971, age

Claire Danes

as Young Glady Joe

Born 04/12/1979, age

Alicia Goranson

as Young Hy

Born 06/22/1974, age

Holland Taylor

as Mrs. Rubens

Born 01/14/1943, age

Tim Guinee

as Young Dean

Born 11/18/1962, age

Derrick O'Connor

as Dean

Born 01/03/1941

Died 06/29/2018, age

Loren Dean

as Preston

Born 07/31/1969, age

Melinda Dillon

as Mrs. Darling

Born 10/13/1939

Died 01/09/2023, age

Richard Jenkins

as Howell

Born 05/04/1947, age

Denis Arndt

as James

Born 02/23/1939, age

Adam Baldwin

as Finn's Father

Born 02/27/1962, age

Ari Meyers

as Duff

Born 04/06/1968, age

Tamala Jones

as Anna's Great Grandmother

Born 11/12/1974, age

Mykelti Williamson

as Winston

Born 03/04/1957, age

Gail Strickland

as The Mrs.

Born 05/18/1947, age