Willa

Willa

Willa

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Willa

"All she wanted was to be a mother, a lover, and a trucker!"

1979

1h 40m

3.0(1 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A truck-stop waitress, determined to make a better life for her young children after being abandoned by her husband, leaves hash-slinging behind her to embark on a new career as a trucker in the rig her late father used to drive.

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Production Companies

CBS

Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Deborah Raffin

Willa Barnes

Deborah Raffin

Acting

Clu Gulager

Joe Welch

Clu Gulager

Acting

Cloris Leachman

Darla Jean

Cloris Leachman

Acting

Diane Ladd

Mae

Diane Ladd

Acting

Nancy Marchand

Mrs. Stanch

Nancy Marchand

Acting

Mary Wickes

Eunice

Mary Wickes

Acting

Bob Seagren

Phil

Bob Seagren

Acting

John Amos

Virgil

John Amos

Acting

Hank Williams, Jr.

Hank

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Gary Bisig

Buck

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Gary Grubbs

Junior

Gary Grubbs

Acting

Freddye Chapman

Mrs. Beaudry

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Corey Feldman

T.C.

Corey Feldman

Acting

Megan Jeffers

Annie

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Tommy Aguilar

Jesus

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Trudy Marshall

Lady Trucker

Trudy Marshall

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Piccola Martin

Lady in Welfare

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Four Scott

Busboy

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Merle Kilgore

Unknown Role

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Susie Allanson

Unknown Role

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Jerry Naylor

Unknown Role

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Jimmy Witherspoon

Unknown Role

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