New Waterford Girl

A gifted teenager, dreaming of life beyond her small town, becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.

Cast

Liane Balaban

as Moonie Pottie

Tara Spencer-Nairn

as Lou Benzoa

Mary Walsh

as Cookie Pottie

Nicholas Campbell

as Francis Pottie

Cathy Moriarty

as Midge Benzoa

Andrew McCarthy

as Cecil Sweeney

Cassie MacDonald

as Darlene Pottie

Mark McKinney

as Doctor Hogan

Darren Keay

Kevin Curran

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