Nobody's Child (1986)
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Marlo Thomas fully justifies her star status in the made-for-television Nobody's Child. Ms. Thomas portrays the real-life Marie Balter, a Massachusetts woman consigned to a mental hospital after a suicide attempt at age 16. For the next 20 years, Marie is and out of the institution, mostly under… More Marlo Thomas fully justifies her star status in the made-for-television Nobody's Child. Ms. Thomas portrays the real-life Marie Balter, a Massachusetts woman consigned to a mental hospital after a suicide attempt at age 16. For the next 20 years, Marie is and out of the institution, mostly under the care of a sensitive doctor (Caroline Cava) who treats her for panic disorder and depression. Finally able to curb her inner demons without the use of drugs and therapy, Marie leaves the hospital for good, hoping to pursue a normal life. She falls in love with another ex-mental patient (Ray Baker), and strives successfully to earn a college diploma (she later became a health administrator). Aside from Marlo Thomas' Emmy-winning performance, Nobody's Child boasts the stunning camerawork of longtime Ingmar Bergman associate Sven Nykvist. One scene, in which Marie Balter imagines she sees serpents emerging from a typewriter, is as frightening a piece of celluloid as has ever been presented on television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Cast
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Karen Austin
as Natural Mother
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Blanche Baker
as Shari
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Kathy Baker
as Lucy Stavros
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Ray Baker
as Joe Balter
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Jackson Davies
as Bob Stavros
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Todd Duckworth
as Alan
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Thomas Heaton
as Jim
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Michael Higgins
as Dr. Walker
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Anthony Holland
as Dr. Burt
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Anna Maria Horsford
as Nurse Betty
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Caroline Kava
as Dr. Blackwell
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Campbell Lane
as Mr. Edmond
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Don MacKay
as Mr. Baldanza
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Sheila Moore
as Dr. Sara Steppe
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Betty Phillips
as Mother Superior
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Jason Priestley
as Boy #2 (uncredited)
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Garwin Sanford
as Dr. Pitteo
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Madeleine Sherwood
as Nurse Rhonda
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William Taylor
as Attendant
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Marlo Thomas
as Marie Balter
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Sandra Seacat
as Barbara
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Joy Coghill
as Patient #1
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Nancy Beatty
as Lee
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William Nunn
as Pa
- Vanessa Santos
