A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

4.0
19952h

This highly-rated television film covers the life of American movie/TV/pop music idol Annette Funicello. The movie starts with the move of her family from New York to California, where in 1955 shy Annette becomes one of the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club. The movie covers her child stardom, her teen idol years, her singing career with big hits like "Tall Paul", her romance with Paul Anka, her classic beach party films with Frankie Avalon, and her first marriage. It also shows her large comeback in the late 1980s and her second marriage, and the day when she found out she had multiple sclerosis.

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Cast

Photo of Eva LaRue

Eva LaRue

Annette Funicello

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Len Cariou

Walt Disney

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Frank Crudele

Joe Funicello

Photo of Rob Stewart

Rob Stewart

Jack Gilardi

Photo of David Lipper

David Lipper

Paul Anka

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Don S. Davis

Glen Holt

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Louis Ferreira

Young Frankie Avalon

Photo of Andrea Nemeth

Andrea Nemeth

Annette Funicello (age 12-15)

Photo of Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

Virginia Funicello

Photo of Jay Brazeau

Jay Brazeau

Uncle Pete

Photo of Demetri Goritsas

Demetri Goritsas

Jimmie Dodd

Photo of Gary Jones

Gary Jones

Production Assistant

Photo of Lorraine Landry

Lorraine Landry

Young Shelley Fabares

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Hrothgar Mathews

Plastic Surgeon

Photo of Claire Riley

Claire Riley

Neurologist

Photo of Suzanne Ristic

Suzanne Ristic

Aunt Irene

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Blair Slater

Jason Gilardi

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