Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

251 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 13, 2000

Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

251 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 13, 2000

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers CBS Television Studios, Craig Anderson Productions
Original title Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Directors Charles Haid
Writers Tina Andrews

Cast

Sam Neill

as Thomas Jefferson

Carmen Ejogo

as Sally Hemings

Diahann Carroll

as Betty Hemings

Mare Winningham

as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph

Mario Van Peebles

as James Hemings

René Auberjonois

as James Callender

Zeljko Ivanek

as Thomas Mann Randolph

Klea Scott

as Critta Hemings

Jessica Townsend

as Maria 'Polly' Jefferson

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

as Henry Jackson

Kevin Conway

as Thomas Paine

Amelia Heinle

as Harriet Hemings

Reno Roop

as James Madison