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In an Emmy Award-winning performance (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special), Marlo Thomas starred as the real-life Marie Balter, a Massachusetts woman who spent 20 years in a mental institution and confounded physicians who considered her incapable of leading a normal life. She ultimately went on to college and earned a Masters Degree from Harvard, later becoming a mental health administrator.
Initially called "The Marie Balter Story," it won a Christopher Award and was director Lee Grant's second made-for-television movie in that capacity, and cinematographer Sven Nykvist, longtime associate of Ingmar Bergman, here made his American television debut. Filming was done on location in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In an Emmy Award-winning performance (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special), Marlo Thomas starred as the real-life Marie Balter, a Massachusetts woman who spent 20 years in a mental institution and …
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Nobody's Child | Episode guide and videos - Yahoo! TVIn an Emmy Award-winning performance (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special), Marlo Thomas starred as the real-life Marie Balter, a Massachusetts woman who spent 20 years in a mental institution and confounded physicians who considered her incapable of leading a normal life. She ultimately went on to college and earned a Masters Degree from Harvard, later becoming a mental health administrator.
Initially called "The Marie Balter Story," it won a Christopher Award and was director Lee Grant's second made-for-television movie in that capacity, and cinematographer Sven Nykvist, longtime associate of Ingmar Bergman, here made his American television debut. Filming was done on location in Vancouver, British Columbia.