An American Daughter (film)
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An American Daughter is a 2000 Lifetime Television
film directed by Sheldon Larry. The teleplay
was written by Wendy Wasserstein
, based on one of her plays.
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
film directed by Sheldon Larry. The teleplay
Teleplay
A teleplay is a television play, a comedy or drama written or adapted for television. The term surfaced during the 1950s with wide usage to distinguish a television plays from stage plays for the theater and screenplays written for films...
was written by Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein was an American playwright and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University...
, based on one of her plays.
Plot
A Senator's daughter (Lahti) seems to have a lock on a nomination as the US Surgeon General, until a background check reveals she once neglected to return a jury-duty notice. Then she makes a mistake in comments about her homemaker mother that leaves her open to a media blitz and her sure-fire nomination suddenly appears shaky.Principal cast
- Christine LahtiChristine LahtiChristine Lahti is an American actress and film director. Lahti has had a successful career in television and film. Throughout her career she has garnered 2 Golden Globe Awards from 8 Nominations, An Emmy Award from 6 Nominations and 2 Academy Award nominations...
as Lyssa Dent Hughes - Tom SkerrittTom SkerrittThomas Roy "Tom" Skerritt is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes since 1962.-Early life:...
as Walter - Jay ThomasJay ThomasJay Thomas is an American actor, comedian and radio talk show host.-Personal life:Thomas was born in Kermit, Texas. He was raised in his Italian American mother's Roman Catholic faith, although his father was Protestant....
as Timber Tucker - Mark FeuersteinMark Feuerstein-Career:Feuerstein got his break-through on television as a recurring character on the daytime soap opera Loving. When director Nancy Meyers was casting What Women Want, her daughter recognized Feuerstein from Practical Magic and insisted that her mother cast him...
as Morrow McCarthy - Stanley AndersonStanley AndersonStanley Anderson is an American actor.-Biography:Anderson was born in Billings, Montana. A Theatre Masters Degree graduate of San Jose State University in the sixties, he began his professional acting career in 1967...
as Sen. Alan Hughes - Blake LindsleyBlake LindsleyBlake Lindsley is an American actress.-Career:Lindsley has appeared in over fifteen films and over eighteen television productions...
as Quincy Quince - Scott Michael CampbellScott Michael CampbellScott Michael Campbell is an American actor.Among the roles he has played , there are appearances in ER, Nothing Sacred, House, and more recently, a semi-regular participation in The Event and the movies Flight of the Phoenix, Brokeback Mountain among many others.-...
as Billy - Matt WeinbergMatt Weinberg-Biography:Weinberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the first son of Dana and Larry Weinberg, a public relations executive. His younger brother is Mike Weinberg, who is also an actor.Weinberg started acting in the late 1990s, appearing mostly on television...
as Nicholas - Will RothhaarWill RothhaarWill Rothhaar is an American actor.Rothhaar was born in New York City, New York, the son of Michael Rothhaar and Nancy Linehan Charles, both of whom are playwrights, actors and directors....
as Kip
Awards and nominations
Golden Globe Awards- Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film (Lahti, nominated)