The Betty Ford Story (1987)
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Gena Rowlands won an Emmy for her towering portrayal of former first lady Betty Ford. After surviving breast cancer, the feisty Ford earns the love and admiration of the entire country. This makes it all the harder for her to keep private her biggest personal battle -- against alcohol and prescription-drug addiction. Josef Sommer and Nan Woods co-star respectively as Gerald and Susan Ford in this sensitive but candid adaptation of Betty Ford's autobiography The Times of My Life. Made for television, The Betty Ford Story was first telecast on March 3, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gena Rowlands, Josef Sommer, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Greene
Synopsis of The Betty Ford Story
Gena Rowlands won an Emmy for her towering portrayal of former first lady Betty Ford. After surviving breast cancer, the feisty Ford earns the love and admiration of the entire country. This makes it all the harder for her to keep private her biggest personal battle -- against alcohol and prescription-drug addiction. Josef Sommer and Nan Woods co-star respectively as Gerald and Susan Ford in this sensitive but candid adaptation of Betty Ford's autobiography The Times of My Life. Made for television, The Betty Ford Story was first telecast on March 3, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Betty Ford Story
- Gena Rowlands - Betty Ford
- Nan Woods - Susan Ford
- Jack Radar - Dr. #1
- Patricia Allison - Woman #1
- Ellen Blake - Sandra
- Michael Flanagan - Dr. Fouty
- Stanley Grover - Alexander Haig
- Charles Howerton - Man #1
- Peter Jason - Counselor
- Don Stewart - Aide #1
- Toni Sawyer - Reporter #3
- Muriel Minot - Reporter #1
- Bradley Whitford - Jack Ford
- Sierra Pecheur - Pat Benedict
- Richardson Morse - Doctor
- Daniel McDonald - Mike Ford
- Josef Sommer - Gerald Ford
- Concetta Tomei - Jan
- Brian McNamara - Steve Ford
- Frank Birney - Benji
- John David Conti - Pete Abbruzzese
- Michael Greene - Head Usher
- John Hostetter - News Director
- Laura Leigh Hughes - Gayle Ford
- Sheila Kelley - Charlotte
- Eric Menyuk - Jake
- Ben Rawnsley - Bob Hartman
- Grant Loud - Limo Driver
- Kenneth Tigar - Dr. Lukash
- Annie O'Donnell - Woman
- Richard Kuss - Will
- Joan McMurtrey - Diane
- Director(s):
- David Greene
- Producer(s):
- Mark Wolper
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