Secrets of a Mother and Daughter

A widowed mother, Ava Pryce (Katharine Ross) and daughter Susan Decker (Linda Hamilton) clash over the same man, a West Coast restaurant the owner named Alex Shepherd (Michael Nouri).

Cast

Katharine Ross

as Ava Pryce

Linda Hamilton

as Susan Decker

Michael Nouri

as Alex Shepherd

Bibi Besch

as Tessa Beaumont

Mary Beth Evans

as Kitty Beaumont

Joanna Barnes

as Carina

Maidie Norman

as Neddy

Joshua Bryant

as Barry

Shannon Farnon

as Gwen

Jackie Joseph

as Syndey Wolfe

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