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 birth to… 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated,
Directed By: Paul Shapiro
Written By: Susan Cooper
Genres: Drama, Television

In Theaters: Feb 7, 2001 Wide

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Cast

            Patrick Bergin as Leston Hilburn

            Geoffrey Bowes as Dr. Beaudry

            Farrah Fawcett as Jewel Hilburn

            Lynne Griffin as Nancy Tindle

            Ron Payne as Dr. Basket

            Natalie  Radford as Raylene (ages 22-30)

            Cicely Tyson as Cathedral

            Gema Zamprogna as Sarah

            Maggie Huculak as Nancy

            Kim Roberts as May

            Ardon Bess as Nelson

            Peter Donaldson as Nathan White

            Shawn Lawrence as Larry Tindle

            Robin Dunne as Wilmun (ages 18-26)

            Kylie Fairlie as Burton (age 11)

            Nola Augustson as Mrs. Hamby

            Kristin Booth as Annie (age 19)

            Toby Proctor as Gene

            Charlotte Arnold as Annie (ages 7-11)

            Kelly Harms as Burton ages 19-27)

            Rachel Skarsten as Raylene (age 14)

            Sean Bell as Gower Cross

            Isabella Fink as Elaine Cross

            Ashley Wolfe as Brenda Kay (age 16)

            Laura Mercer as Brenda Kay (ages 8-9)

            Alexia Vandermaelen as Annie (age 3-4)

            Dallas Goyo as Matthew Cross

            Dylan Harman as Dennis (age 9)

            Kenny Freeman as Dennis (age 16)

            Jayne Bickman as Rachel

            Stacia Langdon as Olivia

            Lori Cooke as Sammy
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