Anya's Bell

Inspirational tale set in the late 1940s involving an elderly blind woman with a unique collection of bells in her home and a dyslexic 12-year-old boy who form an offbeat friendship to help each other overcome a disability.

Cast

Della Reese

as Anya Herpick

Mason Gamble

as Scott Rhymes

Tom Cavanagh

as Patrick Birmingham

Nancy McLoughlin

as Lila

Kelly Rowan

as Jeanne Rhymes

Mary Parker Williams

as Miss Jenkins

Clayton Taylor

as Billy

Hamilton Lucas

as Rich

Curley Green

as Preacher

Steve Anderson

as Mr. Halstrom

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