Estelle Malone — White Mama Character Profile

About Estelle Malone

Impoverished white widow who takes in B.T. for support money, teaches him responsibility and dignity, faces eviction and homelessness, and relies on B.T.'s boxing match victory for financial survival.

Estelle Malone — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Bette Davis

Appears in

White Mama (1980)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Estelle Malone — Family Foster Parent-Child — B.T. Williamson (Ernest Harden Jr.)

  Estelle takes in B.T. for financial support but develops a mother-son bond

• Estelle Malone — Social Fellow Homeless Woman — Three Bag Lady (Eileen Heckart)

  Both become homeless and connect through shared experience

• Estelle Malone — Professional Case Worker — Mrs. McIntyre (Lurene Tuttle)

  Mrs. McIntyre is likely involved in the foster care system overseeing B.T.

• Estelle Malone — Social Parishioner — Father Gannon (Dan Mason)

  Estelle likely interacts with Father Gannon through community or religious connections

• Estelle Malone — Professional Legal System Contact — Judge Alice Quentin (Peg Shirley)

  Interaction regarding B.T.'s legal case

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