Mommy Dead and Dearest
In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.
2017 | 82m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Erin Lee Carr |
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| Writer: | |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 11, 2017 |
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| Director: | Erin Lee Carr |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Crime, Documentary |
| Keywords | child abuse, killing, mother daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | HBO Documentary Films, Abstract |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Calvin Holden | Self - Judge (archive footage) |
| Linda Ong | Self - Reporter |
| Dan Patterson | Self - Prosecutor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ian Hultquist | Original Music Composer |
| Erin Lee Carr | Director |
| Andrew Coffman | Editor |
| Bryan Sarkinen | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Sara Bernstein | Supervising Producer |
| Erin Lee Carr | Producer |
| Andrew Coffman | Co-Producer |
| Andrew Rossi | Producer |
| Alison Byrne | Co-Producer |
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