A Will of Their Own
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Karen Arthur
Peggy Friesen
Barry Thompson
John Durbin
Larry Pine
Michael Muhney
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Miniseries examining the changing role of women in America as seen through the eyes of three generations of one family. In 1894, 19-year-old immigrant Annie Jermaine sails from Europe to become the housemaid for a wealthy American doctor. Later, Annie shatters social taboos when she marries the doctor's son and trains as a nurse, but she is never allowed to use her medical knowledge because of the belief that patients won't trust a woman. The saga follows Annie's descendants as they struggle with prejudices against the women of their time: daughter Amanda is a rebellious photo journalist who lives a bohemian lifestyle; granddaughter Sarah, raised as a debutante, later becomes the lonely wife of a powerful U.S. Senator; and great-granddaughter Susan grows up as a hippie and becomes a doctor, opening a health clinic for battered women.
Director
Karen Arthur
Cast
Peggy Friesen
Barry Thompson
John Durbin
Larry Pine
Michael Muhney
Barbara Robertson
Matt Risch
Jen Loui
Alan Knoll
Devon Cahill
Honore Ashcraft
Tony Auck
Lea Thompson
Miguel Marling
Diana Scarwid
Oni Faida Lampley
Amy Loui
Patrick Belton
Amy Farrington
Delia Schindler
Wade W Blackwell
Elizabeth Marvel
Michael Goodfriend
David New
Harry Governick
Cynthia David
Deanna Dunagan
Lois Smith
Paris Jefferson
Hollis Huston
Blake Vaughan
Tovah Feldshuh
Craig Hawksley
Karin Anglin
Thomas Gibson
Will Shaw
Jacqueline Williams
Richard Cotosvsky
Colin Lane
Agnes Wilcox
Audra Sherman
Amy Ryan
Reiko Aylesworth
Cory Satepauhoole
Jennifer Zoe Williams
Ellen Burstyn
Alex Skuby
Sonia Braga
Brittany Finamore
Sofia Bergfeld
Salena Braun
Charlotte Ross
Michael Solomon
James Anthony
Thomas Green V
Margaret Sophie Stein
Steven Petrillo
J P Brennan
David Geha
Faye Dunaway
Kassandra Braun
Tim Snay
Emmy Rossum
Eric Mccormack
Brad Stephenson
John Shea
Crew
Jane Alderman
Rick Alexander
Robert Anderson
Lisa Arpino
Michael Attanasio
Maile Berger
Ray Bivens
Brad Breitbarth
Donald P H Eaton
Thomas Fichter
David Michael Frank
David Michael Frank
Elliot Friedgen
Terry Hall
Barbara Harris
Olivia Harris
Rick Hart
Tina Hirsch
Carrie Houk
Phyllis Huffman
Timothy Joyce
Dianne Ketchum
Chris Leidholdt
Melanie Levitt
Rodger Maus
Joseph Melody
Matthew W. Mungle
Susan Nanus
Susan Nanus
Susan Nanus
Susan Nanus
Tom Neuwirth
Tom Neuwirth
Mona Orr
Natali K. Pope
Richard D Rogers
Lynn Roth
Lynn Roth
Lynn Roth
Nina Saxon
Susan Richards Shreve
Russell Towery
Judy Truchan
Lynn Wegenka
David L. Wolper
Mark M. Wolper
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 18, 1998
Aired in United States October 19, 1998
Began shooting May 13, 1998.
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