Nobody's Child

When nobody could help her, she helped herself

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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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Creators

Lee Grant

director

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Mary Gallagher

writer

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Ara Watson

writer

Cast

Marlo Thomas actor Ray Baker actor

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Caroline Kava actor Kathy Baker actor Campbell Lane actor

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Vanessa Santos actor

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Donna Ford actor

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William Nunn actor

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Stefania DeStefanis actor

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Karen Elizabeth Austin actor Garwin Sanford actor

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Joseph Golland actor

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Sheila Moore actor

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Antony Holland actor

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Don MacKay actor

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Nancy Beatty actor Sandra Seacat actor

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Todd Duckworth actor Tom Heaton actor Betty Phillips actor