Love You to Death premieres Saturday at 8 p.m. Which makes you think, 'Gosh, how many cases of this go unreported and unknown about every year?'" "So had it not ended in a murder, we wouldn't know about it. "We've seen it recently fictionalized but.this is a based on a real story, and we only know about it because it ended in a murder," Harden says.
Relatable or not, Harden acknowledges that Munchausen by proxy isn't actually something you'd expect to encounter in the real world, since it's been used as a plot twist in TV shows and movies like Sharp Objects, The Sixth Sense and True Detective. So that I could relate to, about the mom." She adds, "Second of all, many parents, certainly me, would fall on the side of being overly protective. 'We are moving away from a docile type of portrayal of women and we're going deeper, we're going darker, we're going grittier, we're.
While a story like this doesn't seem universal, Harden laughs, "Every teenager wants to murder their parent, first of all!" 'Love You to Death,' a movie about a real-life case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy and matricide, is just the latest example of Lifetime's recent ventures into 'grittier' stories for women, Academy Award Winning actress Marcia Gay Harden told Cheddar on Tuesday. Harden, whose character in the movie is based on Blanchard, says she wanted to work with Lifetime because "they've always told women's stories." And as she tells ABC Radio, currently, Lifetime is allowing those stories to be "a little bit more gritty, a little bit more dangerous and a little bit more universal." She'd also subjected Gypsy to unnecessary surgery and medication.
The murder drew attention because Blanchard had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, forcing Gypsy Rose to pass herself off as younger, disabled and chronically ill in order to gain sympathy and attention. "Lifetime movie starring Marcia Gay Harden based on Gypsy Blanchard case airs in January". " 'Love You to Death' tells tale of extreme love - and abuse".
^ "Lifetime's Newest True-Crime Movie Is Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen".Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. "Marcia Gay Harden On Her Role as a Munchausen by Proxy Mom in Love You to Death". "Marcia Gay Harden To Star In 'Love You To Death', Lifetime Movie Based On Shocking Murder". "Lifetime's Taking On The Gypsy Rose & Dee Dee Blanchard Story In Its New Movie". Love You To Death first aired on the Lifetime channel on January 26, 2019. Marcia Gay Harden stars in Love You To Death, a Lifetime movie based on the Munchausen by proxy case of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. While filming Skeggs spent about two and a half hours each day getting the bald cap applied to her head while Harden had to wear body padding for portions of the movie. Harden was not aware of Blanchard's murder and had not heard of Munchausen's by proxy, whereas her co-star Emily Skeggs was familiar with both as she was a fan of true crime. Harden was brought on to portray the character of Camile, who is based on Dee Dee Blanchard. The film is inspired by the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard and stars Marcia Gay Harden. Tate Donovan as Travis Stoller, the estranged father of Esme who is inspired by Rod Blanchard Love You to Death is a 2019 crime drama film that aired on Lifetime.Brennan Keel Cook as Scott, the love interest of Esme who is inspired by Nick Godejohn.Skeggs had to wear a bald cap in most of the scenes where Esme was hairless Emily Skeggs as Esme Stoller, the sickly daughter of Camile who is inspired by Gypsy Rose Blanchard.Marcia Gay Harden as Camile Stoller, a woman who is inspired by Dee Dee Blanchard.Ref: LMK88-J4186-110119 PRPHO/Landmark Media - 2A0YJFA from Alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Marcia Gay Harden at 2019 Lifetime Winter Movies Mixer, at Andaz West Hollywood, in West Hollywood, CA, USA.
Their relationship turns fatal when Camile is found to have been stabbed to death and Esme is missing. Download this stock image: West Hollywood, CA, USA. ( February 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭamile Stoller ( Marcia Gay Harden) is the mother of a sickly girl named Esme ( Emily Skeggs). You can provide one by editing this article.
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