Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret; She can't read.
Gabourey Sidibe
as Claireece "Precious" Jones
Mo'Nique
as Mary Lee Johnston
Paula Patton
as Blu Rain
Mariah Carey
as Mrs. Weiss
Lenny Kravitz
as John McFadden
Sherri Shepherd
as Lisa Cornrows
Stephanie Andujar
as Rita Romero
Chyna Layne
as Rhonda Patrice Johnson
Amina Robinson
as Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore
as Joann
Angelic Zambrana
as Consuelo
Aunt Dot
as Tootsie
