Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story (1999)

07/19/1999 (US) • 1h 30m

Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

Overview

Biography of feuding advice columnist twins, Ann Landers and Abby Van Buren, starts with their early lives in Sioux City, Iowa when they were known as Esther and Pauline through their double wedding and follows them into their columnist successes. However, much of the film also concentrates on their personal and professional feuds that ran the course of their lives. Written by John Sacksteder

Top Billed Cast

Wendie Malick

Ann Landers / Abigail Van Buren

Kip Gilman

Jules (as Kenneth David Gilman)

Michelle Duffy

Grown Margo

Tyler Gannon

Young Margo

Karen Johnson-Miller

Beauty parlor woman #1

Angela Nicole Babb

Beauty parlor woman #2


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

sibling relationship

twins

dual role

columnist

star turn

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