Mommy Dead and Dearest
“In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.”
2017•1h 22m•7.4•Released
CrimeDocumentary
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.
Director
Erin Lee Carr
Languages
English
Studio
HBO Documentary Films
Cast
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
Self
Dee Dee Blanchard
Self (archive footage)
Rod Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Father
Kristy Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Stepmother
Jim Arnott
Self - Sheriff
David Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)
Michelle Dean
Self - Freelance Journalist
Marc Feldman
Self - Munchausen Expert
Bernard Flatersten
Self - Pediatric Neurologist
Nicholas Godejohn
Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)
Charles Goldhammer
Self - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)
Stephanie Goldhammer
Self - Nick's Mother (archive footage)
Calvin Holden
Self - Judge (archive footage)
Linda Ong
Self - Reporter
Dan Patterson
Self - Prosecutor
Production
Company
HBO Documentary Films
Company
Abstract
Producer
Erin Lee Carr
Producer
Andrew Rossi
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