Nobody's Child
Nobody's Child

Nobody's Child1986

Directed by Lee Grant

When nobody could help her, she helped herself

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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Marlo Thomas - Marie BalterRay Baker - Joe BalterCaroline Kava - Dr. BlackwellKathy Baker - Lucy StavrosCampbell Lane - Mr. EdmondVanessa Santos - Little MarieDonna Ford - Marie at 16William Nunn - PaStefania DeStefanis - Ma BartelloKaren Elizabeth Austin - Natural Mother
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