Mommy Dead and Dearest

Mar 11, 2017

1h 22m

★ 7.4

In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.

Overview

Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.

Genres

Crime

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films

Abstract

Mommy Dead and Dearest Trailers

Cast

Herself

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Herself (archive footage)

Dee Dee Blanchard

Himself - Gypsy's Father

Rod Blanchard

Herself - Gypsy's Stepmother

Kristy Blanchard

Himself - Sheriff

Jim Arnott

Himself - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)

David Blanchard

Herself - Freelance Journalist

Michelle Dean

Himself - Munchausen Expert

Marc Feldman

Himself - Pediatric Neurologist

Bernard Flatersten

Himself - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)

Nicholas Godejohn

Himself - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)

Charles Goldhammer

Herself - Nick's Mother (archive footage)

Stephanie Goldhammer

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