Sister Aimee

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Blair BrownNarrator (voice)

Anthea Butler

Anthea ButlerSelf - Historian

Daniel Mark Epstein

Daniel Mark EpsteinSelf - Biographer

Matthew Avery Sutton

Matthew Avery SuttonSelf - Biographer

Randall Balmer

Randall BalmerSelf - Historian

Edith Blumhofer

Edith BlumhoferSelf - Biographer

Tona Hangen

Tona HangenSelf - Historian

David Daniels

David DanielsSelf - Historian

Aimee Semple McPherson

Aimee Semple McPhersonSelf (archive footage)

Robert Orsi

Robert OrsiSelf - Historian

Stephen Prothero

Stephen ProtheroSelf - Historian

Wendell St. Clair

Wendell St. ClairSelf - Historian