Grey Gardens
Jun 21 2009
•2h 44m
•History, Drama, TV Movie
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality.
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Drew Barrymore
Little Edie
Jessica Lange
Big Edie
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ken Howard
Phelan Beale
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