Baby M 35 years old

Baby M is a two-part TV movie predicated on a headline-making true event. In 1985, Mary Beth Whitehead accepted $10,000 to bear a child, which then would be adopted by William and Elizabeth Stern. But after the baby's birth in March of 1986, Whitehead reneged on the agreement. The subsequent high-profile custody trial raged on for well over nine months.

Credits

Baby M Cast

Name Character
Dakin Matthews He was 47, now 83 years old as Judge Sorkow
Bruce McGill He was 37, now 73 years old as Harold Cassidy
JoBeth Williams She was 39, now 75 years old as Marybeth Whitehead
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson She was 27, now 63 years old as Sherri
Dabney Coleman He was 56, now 92 years old as Gary Skoloff
Bruce Weitz He was 44, now 80 years old as Rick Whitehead
Jenny Lewis She was 48, now 48 years old as Tuesday
Anne Jackson She was 61, 89 years old when she died as Lorraine Abraham
John Shea He was 39, now 74 years old as Bill Stern
Robin Strasser She was 43, now 78 years old as Betsy Stern
Annabella Price as Sue

Baby M Crew

Name Department
James Steven Sadwith as Director. He was 35 (now 71) years old Directing
James Steven Sadwith as Writer. He was 35 (now 71) years old Writing
Baby M (35 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, May 22, 1988
  • Runtime: 200 minutes