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Nov 24, 1996 · Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story: Directed by Jan Egleson. With Crystal Bernard, Esai Morales, Casey Sander, Tom Atkins. A runner's bulimia and anorexia threaten both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.
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- Drama
- Jan Egleson
- 1996-11-24
Called Dying to be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Peña Story, Peña was portrayed by Crystal Bernard. The plot centers around her running career, relationship with her husband, and battle with anorexia and bulimia. Peña also served on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.
- May 19, 1958 (age 65)
- Federico Peña (m. 1988; div. 2001)
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story. An Olympic hopeful (Crystal Bernard) dates the mayor (Esai Morales) of Denver and hides her bulimia until becoming pregnant.
- Jan Egleson
- Drama
- Crystal Bernard
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (HBO): This fact-based story stars Crystal Bernard as Ellen Hart Pena, a marathon runner, wife of President Clinton's Transportation Secretary and friend of Tipper Gore who nearly lost her battle with bulimia.
2h. TCM Emails. Sign Up. Based on the life of Ellen Hart Pena, a world-class runner married to a prominent government official, who, when facing motherhood, finally wins her long struggle with bulimia.
- Jan Egleson
- Vincent C. Robinson
1 Review. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. very good true story of Ellen Hart-Pena's battle with bulimia. blanche-2 5 July 2005. I found this an involving woman's picture about Ellen Hart-Pena, whose husband, Federico Pena went on to become the Secretary of Energy.
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story. This fact-based story stars Crystal Bernard as Ellen Hart Pena, a marathon runner, wife of President Clinton's Transportation Secretary and friend of Tipper Gore who nearly lost her battle with bulimia. IMDb 5.5 1 h 31 min 1996. 13+. Drama. This video is currently unavailable.
