• Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Biography
• Themes: Actor's Life, Battling Illness
• Director: Corey Allen
• Main Cast: Ann Jillian, Viveca Lindfors
• Release Year: 1988
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

One certainly can't fault the casting in this made-for-TV biopic. After all, who better to play the title character than Ann Jillian herself. Dwelling very briefly on Jillian's early years as a child actress and her return to the limelight via the Broadway hit Sugar Babies, the film concentrates on her courageous comeback following her bilateral mastectomy in 1985. Tony LoBianco costars as husband-manager Andy Murcia, while Viveca Lindfors and George Touliatos portray her immigrant parents. Equal parts entertainment and inspiration, The Ann Jillian Story was originally telecast January 4, 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Ann Jillian - Herself
• Viveca Lindfors - The Mother

Tim Webber; Leighton Bewley; Tony Lo Bianco; Pam Hyatt; Kate Lynch; George Touliatos; Timothy Webber

Credit

Ann Jillian - Book Author; Corey Allen - Director; Duane Hartzell - Editor