Kentucky Woman is a 1983 American made-for-television drama film, directed by Walter Doniger, starring Cheryl Ladd, Ned Beatty and Peter Weller. Filmed in Paintsville, Kentucky, and at a coal mine in Martin County, Kentucky at Martin County Coal Corporation (Massey Energy).

Plot summary

Maggie Telford (Cheryl Ladd), a poverty-stricken waitress, faces harassment and humiliation when she goes to work as a coal miner to support her small son and ailing coal miner father disabled with black lung disease (Ned Beatty).

Cast

• Cheryl Ladd as Maggie Telford
• Ned Beatty as Luke Telford
• Philip Levien as Ward Elkins
• Sandy McPeak as Roger Varney
• Tess Harper as Lorna Whateley
• Lewis Smith as Spinner Limbaugh
• Peter Weller as Deke Cullover
• Peter Hobbs as Doc James Bartholomew
• Christopher Coffey as Fred Obermeyer
• Brett Johnson as Andy Telford
• Britt Leach as Amos
• John Randolph as Reverend Palkstater
• Nancy Vawter as Aunt Minnifer
• James Carrington as Lukash
• John Chappell as Fred Humphries