Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

7.2/ 10(3 votes)
1h 27m
November 24, 1996
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Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.

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Directed byJan Egleson

Cast (8)

Crystal Bernard

Crystal Bernard

Ellen Hart Pena

Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Federico Pena

Casey Sander

Casey Sander

Dave Shattuck

Tom Atkins

Tom Atkins

Henry Hart

Amy Reece

Amy Reece

Chris Hart

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Joan Hart

Sheila Ivy Traister

Sheila Ivy Traister

Terry

Liz Jury

Liz Jury

Dean

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