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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- Biography, Drama, Thriller
- David Carson
- 1993-10-10
Dec 8, 2021 · Suburban wife and mother Maryanne Walker-Tate's kids are brutally tormented by their abusive father. In order to break free, Maryanne must fight an unrelenting custody battle against her husband ...
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Shameful Secrets. 1993 · 1 hr 37 min. TV-14. Crime · Drama · Thriller. A suburban mother and her kids hide the secret, violent abuse of her husband and escape his wrath only to have to face him in a nasty custody battle. Subtitles: English. Starring: Joanna Kerns Tim Matheson LaTanya Richardson Theresa Saldana Khandi Alexander.
- David Carson
- January 1, 1993
- 96 min
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Shameful Secrets is a 1993 American television drama\thriller film directed by David Carson.
The film aired on October 10, 1993 on the ABC network.
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-Tate
•Tim Matheson as Daniel
•Justin Isfeld as Jason
•Ashley Peldon as Josie
•LaTayna Richardson as Louise Levy
•Katherine Cortez as Ella Lange
"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 based on women that writer Stephanie Liss met at shelters for battered women in California and Maryland.
Liss said that she was asked to write the screenplay for "Shameful Secrets" by executive producer Steven White, who had become interested in Morella's resolution. She also visited & slept overnight at shelters, spoke to men who had beaten their partners and spoke to women who decided to adopt new identities for themselves & their children.
Liss also often remained on the set during filming. She recalled:
To prepare for the role of Maryanne and with the encouragement of director David Carson, Joanna Kerns listened to women in therapy groups and shelters in Pasadena & Santa Monica, California talk about their experiences. She also visited women who have been incarcerated for murdering their abusive spouses.
Tim Matheson prepared for the role of Daniel by attending therapy groups for batterers.
Variety magazine wrote:
Andy Webb from The Movie Scene said despite the film feeling manufactured, it is
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Jul 2, 2019 · SHAMEFUL SECRETS (1993) | Official Trailer WATCH ON AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2oS4UlW Starring: Joanna Kerns & Tim Matheson Mother Maryanne Walker-Tate and her children live the idyllic suburban...
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Shameful Secrets. Suburban wife and mother Maryanne Walker-Tate's kids are brutally tormented by their abusive father. In order to break free, Maryanne must fight an unrelenting custody battle against her husband.
Fearing for their safety and perhaps their lives, the frightened mother and her children make their daring escape, assuming new identities and going underground to hide from their tormentor.
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