Sister Aimee (2007)
At the peak of her immense popularity in the 1920s, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was drawing larger crowds to her revivals than those of P.T. Barnum or Harry Houdini. This chapter of "American Experience" paints a vivid portrait of the controversial and charismatic religious figure. Credited with mainstreaming religion in American culture, Sister Aimee created one of the country's first Christian radio stations, among other accomplishments.
Director: Linda Garmon
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Blair Brown as Narrator (voice) |
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Anthea Butler as Self - Historian |
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Daniel Mark Epstein as Self - Biographer |
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Matthew Avery Sutton as Self - Biographer |
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Randall Balmer as Self - Historian |
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Edith Blumhofer as Self - Biographer |
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Tona Hangen as Self - Historian |
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David Daniels as Self - Historian |
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Aimee Semple McPherson as Self (archive footage) |
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Robert Orsi as Self - Historian |
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Stephen Prothero as Self - Historian |
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Wendell St. Clair as Self - Historian |
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Matthew Balluff as Revival Participant |
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Olivia Rizzo as Revival Participant |
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John Handler as Revival Participant |
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Warren O'Reilly as Revival Participant |
| Directing | Linda Garmon | Director |
| Production | Linda Garmon | Producer |
| Writing | Linda Garmon | Writer |
| Editing | Richard Bartlett | Editor |
| Writing | Matthew Avery Sutton | Book |
| Camera | John Baynard | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Brian Keane | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rafael JaƩn | Costume Design |
| Crew | Chris Coogan | Additional Music |
| Crew | Good News Gospel Choir | Additional Music |