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Ellen Foster is a 1987 novel by American novelist Kaye Gibbons. It was a selection of Oprah's Book Club in October 1997.
Original Release
12/14/1997
US Release
12/14/1997
Cast
Name | Character |
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Julie Harris | Leonora Nelson |
Jena Malone | Ellen Foster |
Ted Levine | Bill Hammond |
Glynnis O'Connor | Charlotte Nelson Hammond |
Debra Monk | Aunt Nadine |
Barbara Garrick | Aunt Betsy |
Kate Burton | Abigail Montford |
Zeljko Ivanek | Educational Psychologist |
Lynne Moody | Mrs. Douglas |
Bill Nunn | Mr. Douglas |
Directors
Writers
Kaye Gibbons, Maria Nation, William Hanley
Cast
Name | Character |
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Julie Harris | Leonora Nelson |
Jena Malone | Ellen Foster |
Ted Levine | Bill Hammond |
Glynnis O'Connor | Charlotte Nelson Hammond |
Debra Monk | Aunt Nadine |
Barbara Garrick | Aunt Betsy |
Kate Burton | Abigail Montford |
Zeljko Ivanek | Educational Psychologist |
Lynne Moody | Mrs. Douglas |
Bill Nunn | Mr. Douglas |
Dick O'Neill | Judge |
Amanda Peet | Julia Hobbs |
Timothy Olyphant | Roy Hobbs |
Kimberly J. Brown | Dora |
Allison Jones | Starletta Douglas |
Sean Allan | |
Bailee Reid | (as Cheralynn Bailey) |
Lorena Gale | |
Charles Woods Gray | Alvin |
Michael Hogan | Principal |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Brent Shields | Executive Producer |
Ruth Slawson | Executive Producer |
Richard Welsh | Executive Producer |
John Erman | Producer |
Gerrit van der Meer | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1998 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |