"In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with five healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down's syndrome."
Farrah Fawcett
as Jewel Hilburn
Patrick Bergin
as Leston Hilburn
Cicely Tyson
as Cathedral
Robin Dunne
as Wilman Hilburn (Age 18-26)
Peter Donaldson
as Nathan White
Laura Mercer
as Brenda Kay Hilburn (Age 8-9)
Ashley Wolfe
as Brenda Kay Hilburn-Age 16
Kelly Harms
as Burton Hilburn (Age 19-27)
Ron Payne
as Dr. Basket
Kristin Booth
as Annie Hilburn (Age 19)
Natalie Radford
as Raylene Hilburn (Age 22-30)
Sonia Lynn Kerr
as Brenda Kay Hilburn (Age 4)
Alexis Vandermaelen
as Annie Hilburn (Age 3-4)
Rachel Skarsten
as Raylene Hilburn (Age 14)
Kyle Fairlie
as Burton Hilburn (Age 11)
Max Morrow
as Wilman Hilburn (Age 10)
Charlotte Arnold
as Annie Hilburn (Age 7-11)
Ardon Bess
as Nelson
Gema Zamprogna
as Sarah
Dallas Goyo
as Matthew Cross
Isabella Fink
as Elaine Cross
Toby Proctor
as Gene
Lynne Griffin
as Nancy Tindle
Shawn Lawrence
as Larry Tindle
Geoffrey Bowes
as Dr. Beaudry
Dylan Harman
as Dennis (Age 9)
Kenny Freeman
as Dennis (Age 16)
Nola Augustson
as Mrs. Hamby
Kim Roberts
as May
Jayne Bickmore
as Rachel
Stacia Langdon
as Olivia
Lori Cooke
as Sammy
Sean Bell
as Gower Cross
Simon Richards
as house buyer
Marypat Farrell
as PE teacher (uncredited)
Maggie Huculak
as Nancy (uncredited)
Marvin Karon
as bank officer (uncredited)
Roger McKeen
as furniture store manager (uncredited)
Julie Watson
as Dr. Basket's nurse (uncredited)
Paul Shapiro
Director
Bret Lott
Novel
Susan Cooper
Teleplay
