Mommy Dead and Dearest
Mar 11 2017
•1h 22m
•Crime, Documentary
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
Herself
Dee Dee Blanchard
Herself (archive footage)
Rod Blanchard
Himself - Gypsy's Father
Kristy Blanchard
Herself - Gypsy's Stepmother
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