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"Her greatest secret was her greatest gift."
As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first time that their mother lived an entire other lifetime during one evening 50 years ago. In vivid flashbacks, the young Ann (Claire Daines) spends one night with a man named Harris (Patrick Wilson), who was the love of her life.
26 Cast Members
Claire Danes
Ann Grant
Toni Collette
Nina Mars
Vanessa Redgrave
Ann Lord
Patrick Wilson
Harris Arden
Hugh Dancy
Buddy Wittenborn
Natasha Richardson
Constance Haverford
Mamie Gummer
Lila Wittenborn
Eileen Atkins
Nachtschwester
Meryl Streep
Lila Ross
Glenn Close
Mrs. Wittenborn
Timothy Kiefer
Karl Ross
Cheryl Lynn Bowers
Peach Howze
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Luc
Barry Bostwick
Mr. Wittenborn
David Furr
Ralph Haverford
Sarah Clements
Lizzie Tull
Chuck Cooper
Ray
David Call
Pip
Robert E. Walsh
Matt
Jon DeVries
Deaver Ross
