The Mermaid Chair
2006 | 88m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Steven Schachter |
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| Writer: | Sue Monk Kidd |
| Staring: |
| When her mentally ill, elderly mother begins mutilating herself, Jessie (Kim Basinger) returns to her hometown to care for her. Among familiar surroundings, she tends to her mother's deteriorating mental condition while learning of troubling revelations about her family history. Meanwhile, though married, Jessie reconnects with old passions -- including a turbulent affair with a monk named Hugh (Bruce Greenwood). | |
| Release Date: | Sep 09, 2006 |
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| Director: | Steven Schachter |
| Writer: | Sue Monk Kidd |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, TV Movie |
| Keywords | mermaid |
| Production Companies | Lifetime |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kim Basinger | Jessie Sullivan |
| Alex Carter | Brother 'Whit' Thomas |
| Bruce Greenwood | Hugh Sullivan |
| Roberta Maxwell | Nelle |
| Debra Mooney | Kat |
| Lorena Gale | Hepzibah |
| Ellie Harvie | Benne |
| Ken Pogue | Father Dominic |
| Tori Anderson | Dee Sullivan |
| Shaun Johnston | Joseph Dubois |
| Alex Bruhanski | Shem |
| Terence Kelly | Dom Anthony |
| Joanne Wilson | Woman Patient |
| Sy Pederson | Brother Timothy |
| L. Harvey Gold | Tourist |
| Enid-Raye Adams | Young Nelle |
| Tammy Gillis | Young Kat |
| Zemphira Gosling | Young Jesse |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Suzette Couture | Teleplay |
| Steven Schachter | Director |
| Rolf Løvland | Music |
| Jean Beaudoin | Editor |
| Mike Southon | Director of Photography |
| Scott Dobbie | Art Direction |
| Jo-Ann Chorney | Production Design |
| Trinita Waller | Set Decoration |
| Nancy Bryant | Costume Design |
| Sue Monk Kidd | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Chad Oakes | Producer |
| Michael Frislev | Producer |
| Randy Robinson | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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