What Makes a Family

6.5

120 minutes

1/22/2001

Overview

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.

Cast List

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
Joanne 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
Catherine Dulder
as Cop
Roger Dunn
as Professor
Richard Fitzpatrick
as Michael
Joyce Gordon
as Tanned Woman
Dawn Greenhalgh
as Dr. Gage
William Lynn
as Reverend at Chapel
Lorelei Mahoney
as Danielle Cataldi
Tony Meyler
as Bailiff
Sonja Mills
as Party Guest
Andrew Moodie
as ICU Nurse Cecil
Marilo Nunez
as Cop at Home
Beatriz Pizano
as Woman at Hospital
Reuben Thompson
as Marko
Alana Turner
as Ballet Instructor