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Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story

Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story

1994•1h 36m•7.3/10
ComedyDramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.3/10(3)

After the loss of her husband, comedienne Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa must discover a way to heal their broken relationship and provide each other the strength to start again.

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Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

Melissa Rivers

Melissa Rivers

Melissa Rivers

Dorothy Lyman

Dorothy Lyman

Dorothy

Mark Kiely

Mark Kiely

Porter

Denis Arndt

Denis Arndt

Jerry Werner

Jay Brazeau

Jay Brazeau

Shrink

Sheila Moore

Sheila Moore

Coral Browne

Ken Kramer

Ken Kramer

Tommy Pileggi

Matthew Bennett

Matthew Bennett

Marty Milton

Jerry Wasserman

Jerry Wasserman

Max

Tasha Simms

Tasha Simms

Tina

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