Ann Jillian was a short-lived television show on NBC

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. The show starred Ann Jillian

Ann Jillian

Ann Jillian is an American actress, who started acting at age 10. Her career reached its zenith in the 1980s, with her best-known role being that of waitress Cassie Cranston on the sitcom It's a Living.-Early life and career:...

 as Ann McNeil, a widower who moves from New York to California with her teenage daughter.

Summary

After the death of her firefighter husband, Ann McNeil and her teenage daughter, Lucy move from New York to the northern California village of Marvel where Ann and her husband went for their honeymoon. Lucy is reluctant to her new surroundings in a new town, but she begins to adjust and makes new friends. Ann is also learning to adjust as well as she starts a new job at a gift shop run by Mrs. Hufnagel. The teens that Lucy hangs out with were Kaz, Melissa, and Robin. Kaz's well-meaning grandfather, Duke helped Ann and Lucy in their new surroundings.

Cancellation

The show was canceled on August 19, 1990, with the last episode airing on September 1, 1990.

Cast

• Ann Jillian
  Ann Jillian
  Ann Jillian is an American actress, who started acting at age 10. Her career reached its zenith in the 1980s, with her best-known role being that of waitress Cassie Cranston on the sitcom It's a Living.-Early life and career:...
  
  : Ann McNeil
• Lisa Rieffel
  Lisa Rieffel
  Lisa Rieffel is an American singer, musician, and actress.Rieffel was born in Denville, New Jersey. She is a founding member and lead singer of the Los Angeles-based alternative rock band Killola, and has been a singer/actress since childhood...
  
  : Lucy McNeil
• Noble Willingham
  Noble Willingham
  Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. was an American television and film actor.-Career:Willingham had appeared in more than thirty feature films, including Harry's War , Up Close and Personal , City Slickers , The Last Boy Scout , City Slickers II , Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , Chinatown...
  
  : Duke Howard
• Cynthia Harris
  Cynthia Harris
  Cynthia Harris is an American film and television actress.She is known for her role as Helen Hunt's character Jamie Buchman's overbearing mother-in-law on Mad About You. She has also appeared in many television series and TV movies, such as L.A. Law, All My Children and in the classic drama, Edward...
  
  : Sheila Hufnagel
• Zachary Rosencraft: Kaz Sumner
• Chantal Rivera-Batisse: Melissa Santos
• Amy Lynne: Robin Winkle