Mommy Dead and Dearest
In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.
7.4
258 votes
March 11, 2017
1h 22m
Crime
Documentary
Overview
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
SelfD
Dee Dee Blanchard
Self (archive footage)R
Rod Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's FatherK
Kristy Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's StepmotherJ
Jim Arnott
Self - SheriffD
David Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)
Michelle Dean
Self - Freelance JournalistM
Marc Feldman
Self - Munchausen ExpertB
Bernard Flatersten
Self - Pediatric NeurologistN
Nicholas Godejohn
Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)C
Charles Goldhammer
Self - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)S
Stephanie Goldhammer
Self - Nick's Mother (archive footage)C
Calvin Holden
Self - Judge (archive footage)L
Linda Ong
Self - ReporterD
Dan Patterson
Self - ProsecutorMore like this
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