Nobody's Child (1986)
1h 40m
Running Time
April 5, 1986Release Date
Plot.
Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions. At age 16, she first attempted suicide and the next 20 years she spent in and out of the institutions. At last, a caring doctor started treating her for extreme depression and panic disorder. Weened from strong medications she had taken all her life, at age 36, she emerged for the last time and started a rehabilitation program in the home of a volunteer married couple. There she met a fellow patient with whom she developed a romantic relationship. She also started a college degree. This followed with a long-term professional success in the field of mental health.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Marlo Thomas
Marie Balter
Ray Baker
Joe Balter
Caroline Kava
Dr. Blackwell
Kathy Baker
Lucy Stavros
Campbell Lane
Mr. Edmond
Anna Maria Horsford
Nurse Betty
Madeleine Sherwood
Nurse Rhonda
Donna Ford
Marie at 16
Jackson Davies
Bob Stavros
William Nunn
Pa
Michael Higgins
Dr. Walker
Michael Higgins
Dr. Walker
Stefania DeStefanis
Ma Bartello
Blanche Baker
Shari
Karen Elizabeth Austin
Natural Mother
Garwin Sanford
Dr. Pitteo
Vanessa Santos
Little Marie
Lee Grant
Director
Joseph Golland
Dr. Potts
Sheila Moore
Dr. Sara Steppe
Ara Watson
Writer
Antony Holland
Dr. Burt
Joseph Feury
Producer
Don MacKay
Dr. Baldanza
Michael Small
Composer
Nancy Beatty
Lee
Sven Nykvist
Cinematographer
Sandra Seacat
Barbara
Alan Heim
Editor
Todd Duckworth
Alan
Keith Hein
ProductionDesigner
Tom Heaton
Jim
Betty Phillips
Mother Superior
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist
Magdaline Volaitis
Sound Editor
Dyson Lovell
Executive Producer
Carol Oditz
Costume Design
Brad Turner
First Assistant Director
Sid Kozak
Casting
Ron Kalish
Sound Editor
Justis Greene
Production Manager
Mary Gallagher
Writer
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil
Assistant Makeup Artist
Colleen Nystedt
Location Manager
Robert Warmflash
Post Production Supervisor
T. W. Peacocke
Third Assistant Director
Jack Cooley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donna Bis
Hairstylist
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Nobody's Child is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Lee Grant which won a Directors Guild of America Award. It is based on the autobiographical account of the same title by Marie Balter who was sent to a mental institution aged sixteen, with a script adapted by writers Mary Gallagher and Ara Watson. The cast includes Marlo Thomas, Ray Baker, Caroline Kava, and Anna Maria Horsford.At the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards, Marlo Thomas was awarded the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special for her role as Marie Boulter in this film.