ABC Afterschool Specials A Movie Star's Daughter (Season 8, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

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ABC Afterschool Specials

A Movie Star's Daughter (Season 8, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Shy teen enrolls in a new school and doesn't make friends easily. Then overnight everyone wants to be her friend, once it is discovered that her father is a famous movie star.

Director

Robert Fuest

Writer

Jeffrey Kindley

Producers

Doro Bachrach | Linda Gottlieb

Composer

Brad Fiedel

Cinematographers

John Beymer | Mike Fash

Editor

Dennis M. O'Connor

Production Designer

Joe Babas (as Jospeh Babas)

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 10, 1979

Release date

Oct 10, 1979 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 90 wins & 158 nominations

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Trini Alvarado Dena McKain Dena McKain See fewer	Little Women (1994)
Frank Converse Hal McKain Hal McKain See fewer	Hour of the Gun (1967)
Marcia Rodd Barbara McKain Barbara McKain See fewer	Little Murders (1971)
Laura Dean Alison Alison See fewer	Fame (1980)
Alexa Kenin Gerri Pattison Gerri Pattison See fewer	Pretty in Pink (1986)
Jill Andre Jill Gerard Jill Gerard See fewer	The Runaways (2010)
Cheryl Arutt Lisa Lisa See fewer	Access Hollywood (1996)
Mark Bendo Tony Tony See fewer	Childhood's End (1996)
Dara Brown Mary Cath Mary Cath See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Jennifer Cooke Rosemary Rosemary See fewer	Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Joan Severance Actress exiting limo (uncredited) Actress exiting limo (uncredited) See fewer	See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)