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Marian Rose White (1982)
Character: Brenda Moore
Marian Rose White is placed in a State Home for the feeble-minded by her uncaring mother when her father dies. She is a young teenager and there is nothing wrong with her except for some clumsiness, mostly caused by poor vision. State law (in 1934) requires sterilization of all inmates. Sympathetic nurse, Bonnie McNeil, befriends Marian and protests her treatment.
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All The Kids Do It (1984)
Character: Mrs. Elder
High school diving champion Buddy Elder (Scott Baio) can't seem to stop drinking and driving.
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The War Widow (1976)
Character: Jenny
Originally broadcast by KCET (PBS) on their dramatic showcase series, "Visions," this sweet, quiet film is set during World War I. It is the story of Amy, a proper, but lonely housewife whose husband is away at war. She finds solace in a friendship with a more worldly female photographer, only to have her entire world turned upside down when the friendship becomes genuine love and she is forced to choose. Groundbreaking for its powerful yet non-prurient portrayal of lesbian first love.
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First Steps (1985)
Character: Louise Davis
Teenage Nan Davis is left paralyzed in a car accident and has a tough time accepting her new wheelchair-bound life. One day she hears about new research by Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky, about using external electric stimulations to enable paralyzed people to use their frozen muscles. She enters the research as a test subject and gets her reward when she walks up to receive her college diploma.
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Two of a Kind (1982)
Character: Nurse Mary
Nolie has just turned 21 but is retarded and acts more like 8. While claiming that she only wants to help him, his "smother" actually likes things that way. One day Nolie visits his beloved grandfather in a rest home and is horrified at how the old man has deteriorated, vegetating in his wheelchair. He realizes that this is partly due to the medication the nurses are giving him. Nolie decides that he must rehabilitate Grandpa himself, since no one else cares. Furthermore, he and Grandpa must keep their project a secret. It's a job for a man, and time for Nolie to become one.
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All the Way Home (1981)
Character: Sally
A wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
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Question of Faith (1988)
Character: Susan
A woman struck down by terminal cancer shuns conventional medical techniques at her husband's insistence and turns to alternative treatment to combat the disease.
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No Return (2003)
Character: Mother
Following her husband's death, a young woman gets involved with another man but begins to fear that her husband's spirit is returning from the grave to claim her.
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Stitch in Time (2012)
Character: Joan
Roy Stitch was the best collector his Uncle Norman had ever seen, but when an unforgivable act is committed, Roy is pushed into the depths of depression, unable to perform on the job. Trapped in a world of brutality and deception, Roy must now choose between loyalty to his family or control of his own destiny.
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Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)
Character: Joan Nichols
Based on a true story. Karin is a young blind girl who's been encouraged by her overprotective parents to encounter life boldly. Karin meets a handsome young man named Richie, who falls in love with her. Seeking greater independence from her family, Karin becomes romantically involved with him. But Richie's love, too, smothers Karin, who realizes that she is trading one dependency for another. After entering and winning a dance contest, Karin feels strong and determined to find her own way. She accepts the fact that she must face the unknown in order to grow.
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Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)
Character: Martha
The life and times of the flamboyant showman who built his legendary Follies around beautiful women -- as told by the women in his life.
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A Fighting Choice (1986)
Character: Virginia Hagen
Bright teenager afflicted with epilepsy sues his parents for the right to have "split brain" surgery in order to cure his seizures.
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Dying to Love You (1993)
Character: Sue Graham
Roger Paulson is lonely after his divorce. He thinks he has finally found the woman of his dreams...until he uncovers her web of lies.
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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)
Character: Jan Holder
The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial.
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Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993)
Character: Flo
Based on the actual events of the 1991 brush fires that swept across Northern California which left countless people without homes. A rookie fire chief who just started his new job must deal with the raging fires.
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After Masks (2021)
Character: 'Bubbie' Lieberman (Ushering the Light)
Journey through the human experience as the pandemic tests what we are made of both as individuals and as a culture.
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No Other Love (1979)
Character: Pat Hollister
A young marginally intellectually-disabled girl and boy meet, plan to marry, and convince the world that they are entitled to a life of their own -- despite attempts by the girl's parents to separate them.
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Scream (1996)
Character: Mrs. Riley
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
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The Lookalike (1990)
Character: Dr. Stamos
A mentally disturbed woman is further tormented after discovering a girl who closely resembles her recently deceased daughter
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Gremlins (1984)
Character: Lynn Peltzer
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
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Back to the Future (1985)
Character: Stella Baines
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
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End of the Road (2022)
Character: Val Hammers
Recently widowed mom Brenda fights to protect her family during a harrowing road trip when a murder and a missing bag of cash plunge them into danger.
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The Comeback Trail (2020)
Character: Marge (Old Actress)
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
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Ideal Home (2018)
Character: Doris
A couple is going through marital troubles made worse when a previously unknown grandson shows up.
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Real Life (1979)
Character: Jeannette Yeager
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
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True Crime (1999)
Character: Mrs. Lowenstein
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
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The Laughing Policeman (1973)
Character: Prostitute
When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans is killed, along with the man he'd been following in relation to a murder. Evans' partner, Sgt. Jake Martin, becomes obsessed with solving the case.
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Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Character: Claire Calo
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
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Hold Your Breath (2024)
Character: Bertha Bell
In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region's horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.
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Scandal in a Small Town (1988)
Character: Gwendolyn
Leda Beth Vincent lives in the small town of Shiloh and works as a cocktail waitress there. She is not too well thought of as she is nothing of a blushing virgin. But she is far from a whore and brings up her daughter Julie, a high school student, as a loving responsible mother. So, when she becomes aware that Julie's very popular history teacher, Mr Baker, spreads antisemitic ideas among his pupils, Leda Beth decides to ask Mr Baker for an explanation. But she comes up against a wall. Nobody in town - Julie less than all others - wants to support her and it looks as if she will have to bring the Board of Education to court. The trouble is that a school dropout and a tramp of her kind does not count for much compared to the holders of knowledge and of morality.
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Murder in Three Acts (1986)
Character: Miss Milray
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
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Patch Adams (1998)
Character: Judy
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
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Footloose (1984)
Character: Ethel McCormack
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
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Tex (1982)
Character: Mrs. Johnson
After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.
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It Takes Two (1988)
Character: Joyce Rogers
Travis is due to marry Stephanie in a few days when he is convinced by beautiful saleswoman Jonni to buy a fancy sports car. The car looks good, but it turns out to be a piece of junk. Travis is determined to get satisfaction and he and Jonni hit the road to confront the crooked car dealer.
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Stand by Me (1986)
Character: Mrs. Lachance
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
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The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)
Character: Caroline Beck
The tables turn for cynical police officer Richard Beck when he's viciously attacked by two homicidal crooks. Having never been empathetic toward the victims he's dealt with on a daily basis, Beck must now confront the tough system he was a part of. As he struggles to regain his status at work, he also must make sure those responsible for his attack are prosecuted.
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