Holiday Heart

Dec 10, 2000

1h 36m

★ 6.8

He'll do anything in his power... to keep them together.

Overview

After losing his police officer lover, Christian drag queen Holiday Heart meets 12-year-old Niki and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda. Heart finds relief from heartache and a renewed sense of purpose when he steps in as a father figure to Niki and welcomes the two women into his life. But when Wanda becomes romantically involved with her drug dealer, Silas, it may endanger Niki and threaten to destroy the makeshift family.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

MGM Television

Tribeca Productions

Showtime Networks

Holiday Heart Trailers

Cast

Holiday Heart

Ving Rhames

Wanda Dean

Alfre Woodard

Niki Dean

Jesika Reynolds

Silas

Mykelti Williamson

Jambalaya Blue

Jonathan Wesley Wallace

Sergeant

Philip Maurice Hayes

Pastor Henry

Blu Mankuma

Ron Selmour

Mrs. Owens

Lorena Gale

Penthouse M.C.

James Kidnie

Fisher

Benz Antoine

Travel Agent Dan

Guy Fauchon

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