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A Private Matter

Joan Micklin Silver

1992 • 1h 32m

The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determinati...

A Private Matter

Cast

Sissy Spacek

Sissy SpacekSherri Finkbine

Aidan Quinn

Aidan QuinnBob Finkbine

Estelle Parsons

Estelle ParsonsMary Chessen

Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthyDiane Callaghan

Leon Russom

Leon RussomSteve Morris

Xander Berkeley

Xander BerkeleyPeter Zenner

Jeff Perry

Jeff PerryRandall Everett

Noley Thornton

Noley ThorntonCarol Callaghan

William H. Macy

William H. MacyPsychiatrist

Carla Gugino

Carla GuginoMary Beth

Allison Mack

Allison MackTerri Finkbine

Atanas IlitchSecurity Guard

Kristin MoneagleTV Studio Mother

Crew

James Newton Howard

James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer

Rick Shaine

Rick ShaineEditor

Lindsay Doran

Lindsay DoranExecutive Producer

Sydney Pollack

Sydney PollackExecutive Producer

Joan Micklin Silver

Joan Micklin SilverDirector

William Nicholson

William NicholsonWriter

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