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What Makes a Family is a 2001 American drama television film directed by Maggie Greenwald, written by Robert L. Freedman, and starring Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Anne Meara, Al Waxman, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Jan 22, 2001 · What Makes a Family: Directed by Maggie Greenwald. With Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Anne Meara, Al Waxman. When an artificially-inseminated woman dies, her partner must fight to regain custody of their child.
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- Maggie Greenwald
- TV-14
- Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Anne Meara
Based on a true story of two women who form a partnership and eventually have a child. When the biological mother is stricken with a fatal disease, her partner discovers she has no legal rights to the child. This heartwarming story examines our cultural and legal perceptions of what makes a family.
Two gay women have a daughter through artificial insemination. When one of them dies, the parents of the dead partner try to take the child. Based on the true story of Janine Radcliffe. Janine Nielssen first comes to terms with her own sexuality when she meets Sandy Cataldi, an out-of-the-closet l.
- Maggie Greenwald
- Brooke Shields
Lesbian partners Janine Nielssen (Brooke Shields) and Sandy Cataldi (Cherry Jones) decide to have a baby through artificial insemination. Sandy opts to be the...
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- Maggie Greenwald
- TV-14
- Brooke Shields
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Janine, a nurse, comes from a cold, uncaring wealthy family. She has a poor self image until she starts dating Sandra. During their relationship, she really comes into her own.
