Stephanie Zimbalist
- 2001
By rights, Dr. Ken Garrett (Markus Flanagan) should consider himself lucky: He is the only member of a surgical team to keep his job after a child dies during an operation. Unfortunately, Garrett has been plunged into the depths of guilt and depression by the ordeal, forcing his wife Beth (Stephanie Zimbalist) to dust off her law degree and support her family by taking on medical malpractice cases. By what seems to be an amazing coincidence, Beth is hired to represent one of the nurses fired in the wake of the child's death. As the case progresses, a few unsavory facts are brought to surface suggesting that Beth's client may have an ulterior motive--and that somewhere along the line, two murders have been committed right under the noses of the authorities. The made-for-TV Malpractice was originally telecast on May 25, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
Gloria (Valerie Bertinelli) tries to help Nick Albright (Ross Malinger), a troubled teen whose family is going through bankruptcy and a marital breakup just before Thanksgiving. Seeking a way to escape his problems, Nick heads to a popular Rave called Heaven's Portal, and Gloria tags along. So far so good: But in her zeal to "empathize" with Nick, Gloria ends up taking the dangerous drug Ecstacy, naively taking Nick's word that the experience will bring her closer to God! Now Monica (Roma Downey) must team with Nick's mother Jessica (Stephanie Zimbalist) to rescue both the boy and the nearly-fallen angel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
In this thriller, a detective stalks a multiple murderer whose methods are as peculiar as they are deadly. Vincent Swan (Dennis Hopper) is a veteran police investigator obsessed with catching a serial killer making his way down the West Coast. When the killer begins doing his grisly work in Los Angeles, Swan leaves Seattle for L.A., though the local police regard him as a loose cannon and aren't so sure they want his help. The murderer enjoys playing cat and mouse with Swan, calling him to discuss his crimes, but his modus operandi becomes even more bizarre, and the murders turn into a strange game, with Swan desperate to piece together the killer's clues before he strikes again. The Prophet's Game also stars Robert Yocum, Stephanie Zimbalist, Joe Penny, and Sondra Locke. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dennis Hopper, Stephanie Zimbalist, (more)
- 1997
At a bachelor auction to benefit a Biotech institute, likable "Angel of Death" Andrew (John Dye) is entered as one of the prizes. The winning bid is registered by Dr. Kate Calder (Stephanie Zimbalist), who has only entered the auction to spite her rival Beth Popik (Lisa Eichhorn)--and as such, Kate flatly refuses to go out on a date with Andrew. Under normal circumstances, Kate's turndown would be the end of the story. Instead, Andrew is ordered by his Heavenly predecessor Adam (played by former series regular Charles Rocket in a return appearance) to take Kate out no matter how much she protests--and to make certain that Adam fulfills his assignment (the purpose of which is not revealed until late in the proceedings), Monica (Roma Downey) and Tess (Della Reese) set up an "instant" restaurant! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
This made-for-television drama is based on the true story of a female prison inmate who fought for women's rights while still behind bars. Stephanie Zimbalist stars as Lynn Shaffer, a wife and mother who gets convicted of white-collar crime and is sentenced to ten years in prison. While behind bars she witnesses prison guards assaulting female inmates and carting them off to hotels as part of a prostitution ring. Her initial attempts to speak out are squelched by a crooked guard (Dan Luria). Determined to expose the crime, she enlists the help of her husband (Gary Frank) and her attorney, and fights to get the information into the hands of the proper authorities. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stephanie Zimbalist, Dan Lauria, (more)
- 1996
In this modestly suspenseful backwoods thriller, a hostage situation turns an ordinary mom into a fearsome huntress, thereby bringing her family together. Set in a heavily forested part of the Oregon coast, the tale of terror begins when a quartet of desperate bank robbers botch their escape and end up taking a young boy (Brendan Fletcher) hostage. His mother (Stephanie Zimbalist) and sister (Sarah Chalke) were saved from capture when the mother drove their car into frozen water. The crooks hightail it to the deep forest where they force the boy, who is experienced in wilderness survival and navigation like his mother, to locate a remote airstrip. Meanwhile, the angry mother grabs her trusty bow and sets out to find her endangered son. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Onorati, Stephanie Zimbalist, (more)
- 1995
Filmed on location in Kenya, this made-for-TV movie tells the story of a boy's fight to save an elephant. Stephanie Zimbalist stars as Beverly Cunningham, a mother who takes her son to live with her in Africa. When her son and a pal befriend an abandoned elephant, a Safari chase ensues as they try to save the animal from the hands of an uncaring businessman. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide
Walter Matthau, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Harry Morgan star in this made-for-television drama, in which a judge in a small town discovers that the skeletons in his family closet are aired for all to see after he's named as a prime suspect in the murder of his son-in-law. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
A nurse suffering from multiple-personality syndrome dies, leaving her sister to team up with police to figure out why. At first the sister suspects murder, but further investigation reveals an even more painful truth. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- JoBeth Williams, Corbin Bernsen, (more)
- 1993
Stephanie Zimbalist and Perry King co-star in the made-for-cable Jericho Fever. The story concerns a group of Mexican terrorists, fleeing from the authorities by crossing the border into the US. What the terrorists don't know is that they're carrying a deadly virus. Zimbalist and King race against time to prevent an all-out plague. Jericho Fever debuted December 16, 1993, on the USA cable network. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1993
From the highly acclaimed Hanna-Barbera animation studios comes the ten-tape children's series Greatest Adventures From the Bible. The episodes are each viewed from the eyes of three young archaeologists from the 20th century -- Derek, Mokey, and Margot. The youngsters are taken back in time to experience Bible stories first-hand. In The Creation, a master storyteller recounts Genesis, the beginning. The story relates the creation of plants, animals, and humans, as well as the disobedience of Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Through this tale, children learn a lesson in the dangers of disobeying God. The Creation features the voice talent of Stephanie Zimbalist, Marc Singer, and Tim Curry. Other videos in the series include Noah's Ark, The Nativity, Moses, David and Goliath and more.
~ Sally Barber, All Movie Guide
~ Sally Barber, All Movie Guide
- 1992
Frequent TV-movie costars Stephanie Zimbalist and Gregory Harrison are teamed once more in Breaking the Silence. Harrison plays a lawyer defending a teenager (Chris Young) accused of murdering his father. As the boy details a lengthy history of abuse at the hands of his father, Harrison flashes back to his own miserable childhood. Zimbalist costars as Harrison's law partner (and former lover), who must not only contend with mounting an adequate defense for their client, but also must come to grips with her bitter childhood memories. Breaking the Silence first aired January 14, 1992. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1992
Treatment of a problem only recently addressed, the promotion manager of a sporting equipment firm becomes the victim of sexual harassment. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
- 1991
In this made-for-TV drama, Jessica Tandy plays Grace McQueen, an elderly woman who has grown bored and restless following the death of her husband. Grace has always loved telling stories to children, and as a way of keeping herself occupied she comes up with an idea for a public access television series in which she will read great children's books aloud. The show becomes a local favorite -- enough so that a pair of advertising executives approach her with the idea of selling the show to a major network. Grace agrees, but when the marketing experts and network brass are finished with the idea, the simple format of "The Story Lady" has been transformed into a garish program called "Granny Goodheart," and Grace must decide if she should pursue the money and success that's being offered to her or stand up for her ideals. The Story Lady also features Stephanie Zimbalist, Lisa Jakub, Richard Masur, and Ed Begley, Jr.; Tandy Cronyn, Jessica Tandy's daughter, is appropriately cast as Meg, Grace's daughter. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1990
This suspenseful drama first aired on television as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame Theater. It tells the story of a young woman who suddenly appears at the family estate claiming to be the title character and demanding her rightful inheritance. The family doesn't know what to think, because they have spent the last 15 years believing that Caroline died in a plane crash. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1990
- PG13
Stephanie Zimbalist stars in this made-for-cable thriller as a L.A. detective who decides to re-open the case of a murder she herself witnessed as a child. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1989
Based on a 1924 mystery novel by Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit was the eighth of Warner Bros. Television's Christie-inspired TV movies. Stephanie Zimbalist stars as an American tourist in Cairo (with Spain standing in for Egypt). She runs across a mysterious murder, and an odd encounter with a stranger; all this occurs even before she sets foot on a luxury liner with an all-suspect passenger manifest. It is established that the murderer, who is after a cache of valuable diamonds, is an internationally notorious criminal--but which one of the passengers is he (or she)? Maybe the villain romantic lead Simon Dutton, the "man in the brown suit" of the title...but don't discount such special guest suspects as Rue McClanahan and Tony Randall. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
In this touching family drama, a loving couple discovers they can no longer make babies so they provide a good home to unwanted children. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stephanie Zimbalist, James Read, (more)
- 1987
After the four-year run of the original Remington Steele wrapped at the end of its fourth episode in the late summer of 1986, the property was briefly revived for a fifth season, consisting of a brace of TV movies and a two-part miniseries. While fans were thrilled, star Pierce Brosnan was not; his commitment to the brief revival denied him the opportunity to take over the movie role of James Bond (though he'd finally get that opportunity in 1995). The first movie-length Remington Steele is "The Steele That Wouldn't Die." Originally telecast on January 5, 1987, this one finds suave private eye Steele arrested for murder in Mexico, obliging his partner, Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist), to come to his rescue. Adding to the intrigue is the apparent fact that Steele and Laura are now married. Alas, we find out that the union is a sham in the second fifth season adventure, "Steele Hanging in There," originally telecast in two parts on April 3 and 10, 1987. This story brings the two detectives face-to-face with several ghosts from their past. In the second of the feature-length episodes, "Steeled With a Kiss" (original air date: April 17, 1987) Laura and Steele head to Ireland to clear a colleague of espionage charges -- while Steele's mentor Daniel Chalmers (played by Stephanie Zimbalist's real-life dad, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) complicates matters with his own private con game. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pierce Brosnan, Stephanie Zimbalist, (more)
- 1985
In this made-for-TV drama, an attorney aids her wrongly-convicted client in his escape from prison, then joins him on the lam. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1985
We've reached the fourth season of Remington Steele, and the private eye title character (Pierce Brosnan) and his partner Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) still haven't consummated their unspoken passion for one another. Point of fact, we still don't know the real name of the man who calls himself Remington Steele for business purposes -- nor does Laura. The two-part opening episode finds star Stephanie Zimbalist's real-life dad, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. returning in the role of Daniel Chalmers, the shadowy mentor of the enigmatic Remington. Also appearing in this episode is the late Cassandra Harris, the then-wife of Pierce Brosnan. In later episodes, the two P.I.s protect a sleazy photographer whose nude photo of Laura has shown up in a dirty magazine; Steele wakes up from a 36-hour sleep to be told that he has lost the agency to gamblers; a Christmas party at the Steele agency is spoiled by hostage-taking, bomb-wielding villains dressed in Santa suits (and this was long before Die Hard); the detectives search for a missing cache of caviar; and our hero and heroine are placed in jeopardy by their redoubtable entrepreneur friend George E. Mulch (Michael Constantine). After the series finale "Bonds of Steele," the weekly, hour-long version of Remington Steele came to an end -- only to reemerge half a year later in the form of a brace of TV movies and a two-episode miniseries. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pierce Brosnan, Stephanie Zimbalist, (more)
- 1985
Made for television, A Letter to Three Wives is a modernized version of the classic 1949 theatrical film of the same name. While on a charity picnic, the wives of three well-to-do men each receive a letter from a fourth woman, a flashy divorcée named Addie (who is never seen). With calculated sweetness and sympathy, Addie informs the ladies that she is about to run off with the husband of one of them. In flashback, each wife recalls her marriage, wondering if it is she who is about to be divested of her husband (and simultaneously asking herself why this might be happening). Loni Anderson, Michele Lee, and Stephanie Zimbalist star in the roles played by Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, and Jeanne Crain (respectively) in the 1949 film. Ann Sothern herself is seen as the mother of Anderson's character, a part originally essayed by Connie Gilchrist. Johnny Mandel earned an Emmy nomination for his musical score, which is virtually the only real improvement on the 1949 version. A Letter to Three Wives first aired December 16, 1985, on NBC. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
