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Mommy Dead and Dearest

20177.4 / 1082 min

Crime, Documentary

Overview

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

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.

Cast

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Herself

Dee Dee Blanchard

Herself (archive footage)

Rod Blanchard

Himself - Gypsy's Father

Kristy Blanchard

Herself - Gypsy's Stepmother

Jim Arnott

Himself - Sheriff

David Blanchard

Himself - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)

Michelle Dean

Herself - Freelance Journalist

Marc Feldman

Himself - Munchausen Expert

Bernard Flatersten

Himself - Pediatric Neurologist

Nicholas Godejohn

Himself - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)

Charles Goldhammer

Himself - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)

Stephanie Goldhammer

Herself - Nick's Mother (archive footage)

Calvin Holden

Himself - Judge (archive footage)

Linda Ong

Herself - Reporter

Dan Patterson

Himself - Prosecutor

Crew

Erin Lee Carr

Director

Sheila Nevins

Executive Producer

Erin Lee Carr

Producer

Andrew Rossi

Producer

Bryan Sarkinen

Director of Photography

Andrew Coffman

Editor

Ian Hultquist

Original Music Composer

Alison Byrne

Co-Producer

Sara Bernstein

Supervising Producer

Andrew Coffman

Co-Producer