Jewel (2001)
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Based on fact, the made-for-TV drama Jewel begins in 1945, a time when children afflicted with Down Syndrome were casually and cruelly dismissed as "Mongoloid Idiots." Already a mother with four healthy, normal children, 40-year-old Mississippi woman Jewel Hilburn (Farrah Fawcett) gives… More Based on fact, the made-for-TV drama Jewel begins in 1945, a time when children afflicted with Down Syndrome were casually and cruelly dismissed as "Mongoloid Idiots." Already a mother with four healthy, normal children, 40-year-old Mississippi woman Jewel Hilburn (Farrah Fawcett) gives birth to daughter Brenda Kay, a Down's baby who will forever be challenged both mentally and physically. Urged by the local authorities to surrender Brenda Kay to an institution, Jewel defies the "experts" and packs herself and her family off to Los Angeles, where she hopes that her daughter will have a better chance at a normal life. But in her zeal to shower affection and attention on her "different little girl", Jewel sorely strains her relationships with her husband Leston (Patrick Bergin) and her other four kids. Cicely Tyson makes what the CBS publicity flacks labeled a "special appearance" in the role of a loving caregiver named Cathedral. Based on the novel by Bret Lott, Jewel originally aired February 7, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Shapiro
- Written By
- Susan Cooper
- Genres
- Drama, Television
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 7, 2001 Wide
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Cast
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Patrick Bergin
as Leston Hilburn
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Geoffrey Bowes
as Dr. Beaudry
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Farrah Fawcett
as Jewel Hilburn
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Lynne Griffin
as Nancy Tindle
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Ron Payne
as Dr. Basket
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Natalie Radford
as Raylene (ages 22-30)
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Cicely Tyson
as Cathedral
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Gema Zamprogna
as Sarah
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Maggie Huculak
as Nancy
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Kim Roberts
as May
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Ardon Bess
as Nelson
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Peter Donaldson
as Nathan White
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Shawn Lawrence
as Larry Tindle
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Robin Dunne
as Wilmun (ages 18-26)
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Kylie Fairlie
as Burton (age 11)
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Nola Augustson
as Mrs. Hamby
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Kristin Booth
as Annie (age 19)
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Toby Proctor
as Gene
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Charlotte Arnold
as Annie (ages 7-11)
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Kelly Harms
as Burton ages 19-27)
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Rachel Skarsten
as Raylene (age 14)
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Sean Bell
as Gower Cross
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Isabella Fink
as Elaine Cross
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Ashley Wolfe
as Brenda Kay (age 16)
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Laura Mercer
as Brenda Kay (ages 8-9)
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Alexia Vandermaelen
as Annie (age 3-4)
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Dallas Goyo
as Matthew Cross
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Dylan Harman
as Dennis (age 9)
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Kenny Freeman
as Dennis (age 16)
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Jayne Bickman
as Rachel
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Stacia Langdon
as Olivia
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Lori Cooke
as Sammy
- Patrick Bergen
