
Joanne Martin: A Life in Miniature
Documentary
Overview
A septuagenarian woman from St. Louis, Missouri has been a miniaturist, businesswoman, museum president, Girl Scout leader, teacher, student, mother, daughter, and most of all, an indomitable human spirit. Life is what you make it.
Top Cast
Joanne Martin
Joanne Martin
Self
Joanne Martin
Self
Stephanie Lewis
Stephanie Lewis
Narrator
Stephanie Lewis
Narrator
Jessica Duncan
Jessica Duncan
Self
Jessica Duncan
Self
Fay Stamm-Nichols
Fay Stamm-Nichols
Self
Fay Stamm-Nichols
Self
Joe Zerbolio
Joe Zerbolio
Self
Joe Zerbolio
Self
Fay Zerbolio
Fay Zerbolio
Self
Fay Zerbolio
Self
Darlene Carter
Darlene Carter
Self
Darlene Carter
Self
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