Convicted: A Mother's Story

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Convicted: A Mother's Story

1987

2h 0m

3.0(1 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

In this made-for-television movie, a woman (Ann Jillian) is sent to prison for assisting her good-for-nothing boyfriend in an embezzling scheme.

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10 members

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Ann Jillian

Elizabeth (Billy) Nickerson

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Gloria Loring

Janice Huggins

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Kiel Martin

Van

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Fred Savage

Matthew Nickerson

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Christa Denton

Tiffany Nickerson

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Veronica Redd

Odile

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James Handy

Bob Huggins

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Ren Woods

Rayleen

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Jenny Gago

Angie

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O-Lan Jones

Rhonda

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