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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story is a 2005 TV film which tells the true story of a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell, who helped a group of students at M.B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas, United States. The students had either been raped, sexually harassed and/or beaten by their own parents. Marilyn helped the students learn to fight back for one another and for themselves. For this, she created the No More Victims program.
Original Release
08/22/2005
US Release
08/22/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jami Gertz | Marilyn Gambrell |
| Ernie Hudson | Perry Beasley |
| Eugene Clark | Reginald Spivey |
| Sicily Johnson | Lisa Jones |
| Stacy Meadows | Cody |
| Trent Cameron | Jamal |
| Edwin Hodge | Darnell |
| Zak Santiago | Ed Rivera |
| Regine Nehy | Valerie |
| Michasha Armstrong | Frank, Jamal's Stepfather |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jami Gertz | Marilyn Gambrell |
| Ernie Hudson | Perry Beasley |
| Eugene Clark | Reginald Spivey |
| Sicily Johnson | Lisa Jones |
| Stacy Meadows | Cody |
| Trent Cameron | Jamal |
| Edwin Hodge | Darnell |
| Zak Santiago | Ed Rivera |
| Regine Nehy | Valerie |
| Michasha Armstrong | Frank, Jamal's Stepfather |
| James Baker | Cop |
| Ron Carothers | Jamal's Father |
| Kaya Coleman | Little Kid |
| Jorge Vargas | Miguel |
| Pamela Crawford | Grandmother |
| Andrea D'Amours | Waitress |
| Skerivet Daramola | Defense Attorney |
| Joyce Doolittle | Judge |
| Karen Glave | Annette Huges |
| Stephen Hair | District Attorney |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Craig Baumgarten | Executive Producer |
| Stanley M. Brooks | Executive Producer |
| Fernando Alessandri | Producer |
| Michael Frislev | Producer |
| Damian Ganczewski | Producer |
| Chad Oakes | Producer |
| Ian R. Smith | Producer |
