Mommy Dead and Dearest

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

7.4(253 votes)

1h 22m

March 11, 2017

CrimeDocumentary

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.

Status

Released

Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films, Abstract

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Top 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)

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