A Private Matter

A Private Matter

92 mins | Drama, TV Movie | June 20, 1992

The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion.

A Private Matter

92 mins | Drama, TV Movie | June 20, 1992

A Private Matter
The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers HBO Films
Original title A Private Matter
Directors Joan Micklin Silver
Writers William Nicholson

Cast

Sissy Spacek

as Sherri Finkbine

Aidan Quinn

as Bob Finkbine

Estelle Parsons

as Mary Chessen

Sheila McCarthy

as Diane Callaghan

Leon Russom

as Steve Morris

Xander Berkeley

as Peter Zenner

Jeff Perry

as Randall Everett

Noley Thornton

as Carol Callaghan

William H. Macy

as Psychiatrist

Carla Gugino

as Mary Beth

Allison Mack

as Terri Finkbine

Atanas Ilitch

as Security Guard