Mom at Sixteen

The new girl in town is 16-year-old Jacey Jeffries (Danielle Panabaker), who lives with her divorced mother, Terry (Mercedes Ruehl), and her two siblings. A popular and highly intelligent student, not to mention a talented athlete, Jacey nonetheless seems to be harboring a private, profound sadness -- or at least that's the perception of her high-school guidance counselor, {%Donna... (read more) Cooper (Jane Krakowski). Ultimately Donna figures out the truth behind Jacey's melancholia: her baby "brother" Charlie is actually her own son, born out of wedlock and raised by Jacey's overbearing mother in a misguided effort to shield her daughter from disgrace. Upon discovering Jacey's secret, Donna takes a special interest in the girl's welfare -- an interest undoubtedly fueled by the fact that Donna herself is unable to have children. The scenes taking place in the sex-education class have an air of reality often lacking in made-for-TV films, due to the fact that the young actors playing the students were encouraged to improvise their dialogue. Produced for the Lifetime cable network, Mom at Sixteen first aired on March 21, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast:

• Mercedes Ruehl
• Jane Krakowski
• Danielle Panabaker
• Tyler Hynes
• Bradley Bailey
• Stephen Coats
• Rejean J. Cournoyer
• Megan Edwards
• Leah Fassett
• Colin Ferguson
• Brian Heighton
• Anastasia Hill
• Martha Irving
• Matthew MacCaull
• Neil Matheson
• Dawn Cyr

Director(s):

Peter Werner

Writer(s):

Nancey Silvers