Jane Pittman — The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Character Profile

About Jane Pittman

The 110-year-old protagonist and former slave whose life story bridges the era of American slavery and the 1962 Civil Rights Movement. Her personal journey of resistance culminates in her arrest at a segregated water fountain.

Jane Pittman — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Cicely Tyson

Appears in

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (1)

• Jane Pittman — Professional Interviewer — Quentin Lerner (Michael Murphy)

  Quentin Lerner serves as the journalist documenting Jane's life story during her 110th birthday week.

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