The Hollywood Mom's Mystery
Lucy Freers has a long-standing marriage, a nine-year old daughter, and a great family life in the suburbs of Hollywood. Great, that is, until the Hollywood set decides that motherhood is the newest way to go. When local neighbor Julia Prentice, the wife of a famous movie actor, adopts a baby in full view of the show-business media, the parenthood craze hits its peak. Soon after, Julia is found lying dead in Lucy's swimming pool, with Lucy and her husband labeled as suspects. Now Lucy must determine the truth to clear the name of both herself and her family.
Main Cast
Justine Bateman
Justine Tanya Bateman (born February 19, 1966) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her regular role as Mallory Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties (1982-1989). She currently runs a production and consulting company, SECTION 5.
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Elizabeth Peña
Elizabeth Peña (September 23, 1959 - October 14, 2014) was an American actress, and the daughter of a theater-company co-founder, who has also compiled experience as a television director in her own right. Peña was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, daughter of Estella Margarita (née Toirac), an arts administrator and producer, and Mario Peña, the Cuban-born actor, writer, and director who jointly founded the Latin American Theatre Ensemble. It is unknown whether Peña was named after the town of her birth. Peña graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts in 1977. Her classmates included Ving Rhames, alongside whom she would later co-star in Jacob's Ladder, and Esai Morales, alongside whom she would later co-star in La Bamba. She is also a founding member of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors. In 1979, Peña appeared in her first film, El Super, "an exceptionally moving and melancholy comedy about a family of lower-middle-class Cuban refugees attempting to adjust to life in Spanish Harlem.", New York City. Peña worked once again with film director, Leon Ichaso in his next feature Crossover Dreams opposite Ruben Blades. Peña has appeared in movies such as La Bamba, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Lone Star, Vibes, and Rush Hour. In 2002, she starred in Showtime's Resurrection Blvd. as Tia Bibi Corrades in the episode "Justicia," which she also directed. During the next year, 2003, she appeared in and directed "It Was Fun While It Lasted," an episode of The Brothers Garcia. She also provided the voice of the character Mirage in Pixar's animated film The Incredibles. She guest starred in the 18th episode of Numb3rs, Season Two, as Sonya Benavides. Although the actress does speak Spanish, she does not dub her own voice for Spanish releases. Peña is also noted for having starred in I Married Dora, a sitcom that lasted only 13 episodes in 1987, as Dora Calderon, the "Dora" of the show's title. In the final show, the cast broke the "fourth wall" of suspended disbelief by announcing their cancellation on-camera and taking a curtain call. Writer-director John Sayles produced the critically acclaimed but short-lived television series Shannon's Deal (1989–1991) co-starring Peña alongside series lead Jamey Sheridan. In 1996 Sayles wrote and directed the mystery film Lone Star and again cast her in a co-starring role. Peña died on October 14, 2014 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California at the age of 55.
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George Hamilton
George Stevens Hamilton is an American film and television actor. He began his film career in 1958 and although he has a substantial body of work in film and television he is, perhaps, most famous for his debonair style and his perpetual suntan. Bo Derek writes in her autobiography that "there was an ongoing contest between John [Derek] and George Hamilton as to who was tanner". His notable films include Home from the Hill, By Love Possessed, Light in the Piazza, Your Cheatin' Heart, Once Is Not Enough, Love at First Bite, Zorro, The Gay Blade, The Godfather Part III (1990), Doc Hollywood, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, Hollywood Ending and The Congressman). For his debut performance in Crime and Punishment U.S.A., Hamilton won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a BAFTA Award. He has received one additional BAFTA nomination and two additional Golden Globe nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Martin Kove
An American actor who has appeared in both feature films and television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Kove, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Melora Hardin
Melora Hardin (born June 29, 1967) is an American actress known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's The Office, Trudy Monk on USA Network's Monk, and Tammy Cashman on Amazon Prime Video's Transparent, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Hardin starred as magazine editor-in-chief Jacqueline Carlyle on the Freeform comedy-drama The Bold Type, which aired from June 2017 to June 2021.
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Andrew McCarthy
Andrew Thomas McCarthy (born November 29, 1962) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the 1980s films St. Elmo's Fire, Mannequin, Weekend at Bernie's, Pretty in Pink, and Less Than Zero, and more recently for his role in the television shows Lipstick Jungle and Royal Pains. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew McCarthy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Holliston Coleman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Holliston Taylor Coleman (born June 30, 1992) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for starring in the Paramount feature film, Bless the Child, and her recurring role in the television series Medium. Description above from the Wikipedia article Holliston Coleman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Angie Everhart
Angie Everhart is an American actress and former model who appeared in such films as “Bordello of Blood” and “Another 9 1/2 Weeks”.
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Anne Ramsay
Anne Ramsay is an American stage, film and television actress, writer and director, best known for playing Lisa Stemple on the television comedy show "Mad About You". She holds a BA in Theater from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
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David Henrie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Clayton Henrie (born July 11, 1989) is an American actor, rally driver, musician, and film producer. He is noted for playing Justin Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place and Larry on That's So Raven. He is the brother of actor Lorenzo Henrie. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Henrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- David S. Cass Sr.
- Production:
- Hallmark Entertainment, Larry Levinson Productions
Key Crew
- Stunt Double:
- Mimi Lesseos
- Stunt Double:
- Christine Anne Baur
- Teleplay:
- Bruce Franklin Singer
- Executive Producer:
- Lindsay Maracotta
- Novel:
- Lindsay Maracotta
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- US
- Filming:
- US
- Languages:
- en