The Best Little Girl in the World

Sam O'Steen
1981-05-11

A drama of anorexia nervosa. A movie that just might save your child's life.
4.2
100 min

Casey Powell is a teenage girl who is secretly suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physical illness of deliberately starving herself or self-inducing vomiting, because of her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures.

Cast

Name Character Team
Charles Durning Frank Powell Unowned
Eva Marie Saint Joanne Powell Unowned
Jennifer Jason Leigh Casey Powell Zac E. Chan
Melanie Mayron Carol Link Unowned
Lisa Pelikan Gail Powell Unowned
Viveca Lindfors Madame Seurat Unowned
David Spielberg Dr. Garrett Unowned
Jason Miller Clay Orlovsky Unowned
Richard Venture Dr. Neil Holzer Unowned
Lenora May Julie Unowned
Laurence Lau Mark Unowned
Michael Dudikoff Chuck Unowned
Stephanie Cannon Mary Unowned
Ally Sheedy 1st Girl Unowned
Andrea Pope Michelle, the Cheerleader Unowned
Richard Milholland Dr. Norman Unowned
Jonathan Estrin Dr. Shuster Unowned
Lang Yun Nurse Prine Unowned
Pat Corley Store Manager Unowned
Enid Kent 1st Nurse Unowned
Gwen Van Dam O.R. Nurse Unowned
Ruth Silveira 2nd Nurse Unowned
Marilyn Coleman Emergency Room Nurse Unowned
Paul Laurence Respiratory Therapist Unowned