Mommy Dead and Dearest
Mommy Dead and Dearest
CrimeDocumentary

Mommy Dead and Dearest

2017
82 min
7.4
74.0%
User Score
(248 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Erin Lee Carr

STARRING

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard, Rod Blanchard, Kristy Blanchard, Jim Arnott

Videos & Trailers

Mommy Dead and Dearest (HBO Documentary Films)
720p
Trailer

Mommy Dead and Dearest (HBO Documentary Films)

Cast

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Self

Dee Dee Blanchard

Self (archive footage)

Rod Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Father

Kristy Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Stepmother

Jim Arnott

Self - Sheriff

David Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)

Michelle Dean

Self - Freelance Journalist

Marc Feldman

Self - Munchausen Expert

Bernard Flatersten

Self - Pediatric Neurologist

Nicholas Godejohn

Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)

Charles Goldhammer

Self - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)

Stephanie Goldhammer

Self - Nick's Mother (archive footage)

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