Joanna Kerns
Maryanne Walker-Tate
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Oct 10, 1993 · Shameful Secrets: Directed by David Carson. With Joanna Kerns, Tim Matheson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Katherine Cortez. A woman and her children live the idyllic suburban dream, but unbeknownst to their neighbors and friends, the husband and father has a violent temper and abuses them brutally.
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The film follows Maryanne Walker-Tate (Joanna Kerns), a woman who finds herself in a custody battle with her abusive husband, Daniel (Tim Matheson). When Daniel turns his abusive behavior towards their children (Justin Isfeld and Ashley Peldon), Maryann decides to take them into hiding.
Joanna Kerns as Maryanne Walker-TateTim Matheson as DanielJustin Isfeld as JasonAshley Peldon as Josie"Shameful Secrets" was inspired by a resolution sponsored by Maryland politician Connie Morella in 1989 called Resolution 172 which urges judges to take into consideration a parent's history of abuse against his or her spouse when deciding a child custody case. According to the Washington Post, the character of Maryanne Walker-Tate is a composite b...
Variety magazine wrote: "Compelling and convincing performances by its leads sell this two-hour telefilm, which treads familiar ground concerning spousal abuse and the dearth of legal protection for battered women." Andy Webb from The Movie Scene said despite the film feeling manufactured, it is "buoyed by good performances with Joanna Kerns doing ...
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Shameful Secrets, also known as Going Underground, is an American television movie. It was aired on ABC on October 10, 1993. It is about a child custody battle between Maryanne Walker-Tate (played by Joanna Kerns ) and her abusive husband Daniel Tate (played by Tim Matheson ).
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Summaries. A woman and her children live the idyllic suburban dream, but unbeknownst to their neighbors and friends, the husband and father has a violent temper and abuses them brutally. Behind the facade of a perfect suburban life lies an insufferable secret nightmare: the wife and children are subjected to the husband/father's unpredictable ...
Shameful Secrets (TV Movie 1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oct 10, 1993 · By Patricia Brennan. October 9, 1993 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Joanna Kerns stars with Tim Matheson in "Shameful Secrets," an ABC movie airing Sunday at 9 that illustrates the problems women face...
David Carson. Synopsis. A woman and her children live the idyllic suburban dream, but unbeknownst to their neighbors and friends, the husband and father has a violent temper and abuses them...
