Touched by an Angel Beautiful Dreamer (Season 5, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Touched by an Angel

Beautiful Dreamer (Season 5, Episode 6)

TV-G

TV Episode | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Tess becomes a teacher at a school in Washington D.C. with young children. One child turns in an essay about wanting to be a hit man when he grows up. Tess tells a story about Abraham Lincoln to the students, giving them insight into life.

Director

Peter H. Hunt

Writers

John Masius (created by) | Martha Williamson (written by) | Glenn Berenbeim (written by)

Producers

Danna Doyle | Susan Cridland Wick

Cinematographer

Frank E. Johnson

Casting Director

David Giella

Production Designer

Diane Millett

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 25, 1998

Release date

Oct 25, 1998 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 28 wins & 37 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Roma Downey Monica Monica See fewer	Touched by an Angel (1994)
Della Reese Tess Tess See fewer	Touched by an Angel (1994)
John Dye Andrew Andrew See fewer	Tour of Duty (1987)
Christine Healy Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln See fewer	Murder by Numbers (2002)
Mitchah Williams Calvin Calvin See fewer	The Fighting Temptations (2003)
Chris McKenna David Herold David Herold See fewer	State of Affairs (2014)
Angela Bettis Laura Keane Laura Keane See fewer	May (2002)
Reg Rogers John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth See fewer	Primal Fear (1996)
David Selby Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln See fewer	Falcon Crest (1981)
Paul Winfield Sam Sam See fewer	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Liberty Cordova Actress Actress See fewer	Must Come Down (I) (2012)
Anne Sward Principal Principal See fewer	The Work and the Glory (2004)
Jesse Bennett Edwin M. Stanton (uncredited) Edwin M. Stanton (uncredited) See fewer	A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)
Gene Pack John T. Ford (uncredited) John T. Ford (uncredited) See fewer	Footloose (1984)