Hello Sister, Goodbye Life
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Hello Sister, Goodbye Life is a 2006 ABC Family
original Dramedy television film based on novelist Claire Scovell LaZebnik
's book, Same as It Never Was. Starring Lacy Chabert as Olivia , Wendie Malick
as Barbara, Adam Kaufman
as Joe (Olivia's boyfriend), and last but not least the co-lead to Lacey Chabert Sammi Hanratty
as Celia.
), a college student, is faced with the responsibility of taking care of her half sister, Celia, when her dad and his wife die in a car accident. Being the child from the first marriage, Olivia is distant and constantly disagrees with her father. She is surprised to learn she has been named Celia's (Sammi Hanratty
) guardian. According to Dennis Klein, the family lawyer, her dad and his wife both agreed that it would be best for Celia to be taken care of by Olivia. At first, she is against the idea. She plans to leave for Italy with her boyfriend, Joe, but as time passes by she finally gets the hang of being a big sister. In the end, she decides to stay for Celia instead of going to Italy with Joe.
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
original Dramedy television film based on novelist Claire Scovell LaZebnik
Claire Scovell LaZebnik
Claire Scovell LaZebnik is an American novelist/author. She is the wife of American television writer Rob LaZebnik, with whom she has four children. She is also the sister of television writer Nell Scovell and of children's book writer Alice Scovell Coleman....
's book, Same as It Never Was. Starring Lacy Chabert as Olivia , Wendie Malick
Wendie Malick
Wendie Malick is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles as Judith Tupper Stone on the HBO series Dream On , Nina Van Horn on the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! , Ronee Lawrence on the NBC sitcom Frasier and Victoria Chase on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland .-Early...
as Barbara, Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman (actor)
Adam Kaufman is an American actor, who portrayed Charlie Keys in the science fiction miniseries Taken from Steven Spielberg. He made his first TV-appearance in the show Brookfield....
as Joe (Olivia's boyfriend), and last but not least the co-lead to Lacey Chabert Sammi Hanratty
Sammi Hanratty
Samantha "Sammi" Hanratty professionally known as Sammi Hanratty is an American actress and singer. In 2007, she began her acting career portraying young Charlotte "Chuck" Charles on the ABC series Pushing Daisies...
as Celia.
Plot summary
Olivia Martin (Lacey ChabertLacey Chabert
Lacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls...
), a college student, is faced with the responsibility of taking care of her half sister, Celia, when her dad and his wife die in a car accident. Being the child from the first marriage, Olivia is distant and constantly disagrees with her father. She is surprised to learn she has been named Celia's (Sammi Hanratty
Sammi Hanratty
Samantha "Sammi" Hanratty professionally known as Sammi Hanratty is an American actress and singer. In 2007, she began her acting career portraying young Charlotte "Chuck" Charles on the ABC series Pushing Daisies...
) guardian. According to Dennis Klein, the family lawyer, her dad and his wife both agreed that it would be best for Celia to be taken care of by Olivia. At first, she is against the idea. She plans to leave for Italy with her boyfriend, Joe, but as time passes by she finally gets the hang of being a big sister. In the end, she decides to stay for Celia instead of going to Italy with Joe.
External links
- Hello Sister, Goodbye Life official site