An American Daughter

An American Daughter

91 mins | Drama, TV Movie | June 5, 2000

A Senator's daughter seems to have a lock on a nomination as the US Surgeon General, until a background check reveals she once neglected to return a jury-duty notice. Then she makes a mistake in comments about her homemaker mother that leaves her open to a media blitz and her sure-fire nomination suddenly appears shaky.

An American Daughter

91 mins | Drama, TV Movie | June 5, 2000

An American Daughter
A Senator's daughter seems to have a lock on a nomination as the US Surgeon General, until a background check reveals she once neglected to return a jury-duty notice. Then she makes a mistake in comments about her homemaker mother that leaves her open to a media blitz and her sure-fire nomination suddenly appears shaky.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers
Original title An American Daughter
Directors Sheldon Larry
Writers Wendy Wasserstein

Cast

Christine Lahti

as Lyssa Dent Hughes

Tom Skerritt

as Walter

Jay Thomas

as Timber Tucker

Mark Feuerstein

as Morrow McCarthy

Stanley Anderson

as Sen. Alan Hughes

Blake Lindsley

as Quincy Quince

Caroline Aaron

as Veronica

Will Rothhaar

as Kip

Matt Weinberg

as Nicholas

Teri Austin

as Greta

Lynne Thigpen

as Dr. Judith B. Kaufman

Cynthia Harris

as Charlotte 'Chubby' Hughes

Jane Carr

as Patient

Susan Krebs

as Spicey

John Prosky

as Tom Reynolds

Ping Wu

as Dr. Chin

Stanley Kamel

as Dr. Blumberg

Wendy Schenker

as Mrs. Blumberg