

Kate's Secret
1986-11-17 · 100 min · ★ 6.3
A beautiful woman married to a successful lawyer and the perfect suburban mother turns out to be a closeted bulimic.
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- Directors
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
- Production companies
- Andrea Baynes Productions, Columbia Pictures Television, NBC
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Meredith BaxterKate Stark
Ben MastersJack Stark
Georgann JohnsonFaith
Tracy NelsonPatch Reed
Shari Belafonte
Leslie Bevis
Ed AsnerDr. Resnick
Mackenzie PhillipsDayna
Summer PhoenixRebecca
Sharon SpelmanLiz Reed
Liz TorresLaura
Gwynne GilfordLorna
Liz SheridanEvelyn
Jeri GaileConnie
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