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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Nov 24, 1996
1h 27m
★ 7.5

Overview

Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.

Genres

Drama
TV Movie

Production Companies

Mark Sennet Productions
Citadel Entertainment

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Cast

Crystal Bernard

Ellen Hart Pena

Crystal Bernard

Esai Morales

Federico Pena

Esai Morales

Casey Sander

Dave Shattuck

Casey Sander

Tom Atkins

Henry Hart

Tom Atkins

Amy Reece

Chris Hart

Amy Reece

Shirley Knight

Joan Hart

Shirley Knight

Sheila Ivy Traister

Terry

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Dean

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