Nobody's Child
When nobody could help her, she helped herself
1986-04-05 | 100 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Marlo ThomasMarie Balter
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Ray BakerJoe Balter
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Caroline KavaDr. Blackwell
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Kathy BakerLucy Stavros
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Campbell LaneMr. Edmond
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Karen Elizabeth AustinNatural Mother
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Garwin SanfordDr. Pitteo
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Sheila MooreDr. Sara Steppe
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Antony HollandDr. Burt
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Nancy BeattyLee
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Sandra SeacatBarbara
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Todd DuckworthAlan
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Tom HeatonJim
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Betty PhillipsMother Superior
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