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Dr. Cornelia Wilbur
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A TV movie based on the book Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber, about a woman with multiple personality disorder. Sally Field stars as Sybil Dorsett, who is treated by Joanne Woodward as Dr. Cornelia Wilbur.
Sybil (1976) Sally Field - in an Emmy Award winning performance - is Sybil, a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder in order to escape haunting memories of her harrowing childhood. 3,315. IMDb 8.0 3 h 7 min 2016 13+. Documentary • Drama.
Aug 30, 2017 · Sybil was a bestselling book and a TV mini-series in the 1970s, based on the case of a woman who had 16 personalities. But the story was largely fabricated by her therapist and a journalist, according to a new book by Debbie Nathan.
A TV movie based on the book Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber, about a woman with multiple personality disorder. The film stars Tammy Blanchard as Sybil and Jessica Lange as her psychiatrist, and was released in 2007 after being shelved for a year.
When Dr. Wilbur discovers Sybil has over a dozen different personalities, she becomes obsessed with uncovering her patient's tortured childhood in order to heal her.
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Psychological drama, based on a true story; Sally Field stars as Sybil Dorset, a 20-something supply-teacher who suffered unspeakably horrifying treatment from her volatile mother (Martine Bartlett) and subsequently developed sixteen different personalities.
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Sybil: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Jessica Lange, Tammy Blanchard, Ron White, JoBeth Williams. A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple personality disorder.
