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Ellen Foster: Full Cast & Crew 1997 Drama
In this TV movie set in the American South during the 1980s, 11-year-old Ellen (Jena Malone) enters a life of hardship after her mother's suicide. Fleeing her abusive father, she goes first to live with her bitter grandmother (Julie Harris) and then is shuttled to one strange household after another, always beset by new problems and difficulties but gaining strength and insight along the way. The title of the film refers to her misunderstanding the phrase "foster family." PG-13 Released (TV): Dec 14, 1997 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
John Erman Director, Producer Julie Harris Leonora Nelson Actor Jena Malone Ellen Foster Actor Ted Levine Bill Hammond Actor Glynnis O'Connor Charlotte Nelson Hammond Actor Debra Monk Aunt Nadine Actor Barbara Garrick Aunt Betsy Actor Kate Burton Abigail Actor Željko Ivanek Chief Inspector Actor Lynne Moody Mrs. Douglas Actor Bill Nunn Mr. Douglas Actor Dick O'Neill Judge Actor Kimberly J. Brown Dora Actor Allison Jones Starletta Douglas Actor Davenia McFadden Mavis Actor Timothy Olyphant Roy Hobbs Actor Amanda Peet Julia Hobbs Actor Sean Allan Actor Bailee Reid Actor Lorena Gale Actor Charles W. Gray Alvin Actor Michael Hogan Principal Actor Helen Honeywell Actor Don MacKay Actor Sheila Moore Actor Sheila Paterson Actor Brent Strait Actor Helen Taylor Actor Neil Vipond Actor Maria Nation Screenwriter William Hanley Screenwriter Richard Welsh Executive Producer Brian West Cinematographer Bill Blunden Film Editing John Morris Original Music