What Makes a Family
Drama
TV Movie
Based on the controversial true story
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.
2001-01-22
en
Cast
Director
Maggie Greenwald
Brooke Shields as Janine Nielssen
Cherry Jones as Sandy Cataldi
Whoopi Goldberg as Terry Harrison
Anne Meara as Evelyn Cataldi
Al Waxman as Frank Cataldi
Jordy Benattar as Heather Cataldi
Melanie Nicholls-King as Nora
Stewart Arnott as Peter
Jo Vannicola as Melissa
Roberta Maxwell as Claire
Dean McDermott as O'Brien
Sean McCann as Judge Black
Philip Williams as Martin Crane
Jayne Eastwood as Judge Shales
George Buza as Reverend Greg Wasney
Cayle Chernin as ICU Nurse
Tony Devon as Gene
Roger Dunn as Professor
Richard Fitzpatrick as Michael
Joyce Gordon as Tanned Woman
Dawn Greenhalgh as Dr. Gage
Andrew Moodie as ICU Nurse Cecil