

Stella
She sacrificed her own dreams to make her daughter's dreams come true.
Overview
Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the perfect mother-daughter pair.
- Revenue
- $20,240,128
- Production
- Touchstone Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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Cast

Bette Midler
Stella Claire

John Goodman
Ed Munn

Trini Alvarado
Jenny Claire

Stephen Collins
Stephen Dallas

Marsha Mason
Janice Morrison

Eileen Brennan
Mrs. Wilkerson

Linda Hart
Debbie Whitman

Ben Stiller
Jim Uptegrove

William McNamara
Pat Robbins

Ashley Peldon
Jenny (age 3)

Alisan Porter
Jenny (age 8)

Kenneth Kimmins
Security Guard

Rex Robbins
Minister

Ron White
Tony De Banza

Matthew Cowles
Sid

Louis Ferreira
Cocaine Dealer

Peter MacNeill
Bobby

Michael Hogan
Billy

George Buza
George

Eric Keenleyside
Wendell
Crew
- Director
- John Erman
- Writers
- Robert Getchell
- Producers
- David V. Picker,Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
- Cinematography
- Billy Williams
- Composer
- John Morris
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User Reviews from TMDB
kevin2019
January 2, 2026
"Stella" sometimes resembles a television movie of the week, especially in relation to the deliberately manipulative melodrama we are subjected to and this could have been more damaging than it actually is. That is because the film manages to part ways with all things conventional and what begins to unfold is an absolutely fascinating and compelling study of the constantly evolving and shifting relationship dynamics of a disparate set of characters each with their own personal problems to overco…
