Headly received her second of two Emmy Awards nominations for best supporting actress in a television movie for Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) Glenne Headly Wikipedia Following in her father's footsteps, her directorial debut came with the drama Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), based on a novel by Dorothy Allison about a poor, physically abused and sexually molested girlWord Count 872 Bastard Out of Carolina is the story of a young South Carolina girl's childhood, which, though blighted by illegitimacy, poverty, and her stepfather's abuse, is made bearableAmazoncom This fine but shocking drama (which Ted Turner paid for and then refused to show on his cable outfits), based on the novel by Dorothy Allison, concerns extensive abuse endured by a girl (Jena Malone) at the hands of her stepfather (Ron Eldard), while her mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) looks the other way
Bastard Out Of Carolina 1996 Starring Christina Ricci Jena Malone Kelsey Elizabeth Boulware Lindley Mayer Jamison Stewart Timothy Stewart
