
An Angel at My Table
# Based on the autobiographies of Janet Frame
📜 Overview:
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
,
Spanish
📆 Date Released:
1990-09-20
⌚ Running Time:
158 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.0
Beloved Cast

Janet Frame
Kerry Fox

Janet Frame as a child
Alexia Keogh

Janet Frame as a teenager
Karen Fergusson

Mother
Iris Churn

Janet Frame as a baby
Jessie Mune

Father
Kevin J. Wilson

Miss Lindsay
Edith Campion

Baby Jane
Francesca Collins

Myrtle
Melina Bernecker

Bruddie Frame as child
Mark Morrison

Young Isabel
Katherine Murray-Cowper

Billy Delaware
Mark Thomson

Miss Botting
Brenda Kendall

Dis McIvor
Paul Moffat

Bully Boy
Blair Hutchison

Bully Boy
David McAuslan

Teacher
Ailene Herring

Doctor
Faye Flegg

Young Poppy
Carla Hedgeman

Gussy Dymock
Timothy Bartlett

Talent Scout
Richard Mills

Audition girl
Sassy Acorn

Audition boy
Tony Creamer

Avril Luxon
Hamish McFarlane

Headmaster
Geoff Barlow

Teenage Isabel
Samantha Townsley

June Frame as Child
Sarah Llewellyn

Bruddie Frame as Teen
Christopher Lawrence

Marguerite
Fiona Kay

Doctor
Brian Flegg

Neighbor
Eileen Clarke

Neighbor
Margaret Gordon

Poppy as teen
Caroline Somerville

Miss Crowe
Lilian Enting

Shirley
Fiona Brown

Miss Farnie
Maureen Duffy

Sybil
Karla Smith

Edith
Willa O'Neill

Bridget
Fritha Stalker

Melanie
Melanie Reid

Lesley
Natasha Gray

Rose
Kelly Stewart

Bruddie
Andrew Robertt

Isabel
Glynis Angell

June Frame as teen
Susan McGregor

Katherine
Erin Mills

Rona
Virginia Brocklehurst

Aunt Isy
Natalie Ellis

Uncle George
Eddie Hegan

June
Sarah Smuts-Kennedy

John Forrest
Colin McColl

Eunice
Erin Dorricott

Mary
Francene Clark

Teacher
Doreen Donnell

Headmaster
Alistair Douglas

Mr. Niles
Rod Collison

Head of Psychology
Harry Lavington

Nurse Maitland
Sheryl Stewart

Borstal Girl
Cushla Ashton

Borstal girl
Jacqueline O'Rourke

Woman on platform
Joy Trow

Neighbor
June Shane

Mrs. Chandler
Annabel Lomas

Nurse
Ann Coc-Kroft

Doctor
David Stott

Nurse
Elizabeth McRae

Wilson
Jim Rawdon

Dr. Burt
Peter Brunt

Piona
Celia Nicholson

Dr. Palmer
Peter Needham

June and Wilson's Child
Joshua Cole

June and Wilson's Child
Ian Hendl

Frank Sargeson
Martyn Sanderson

Kay Stead
Jessica Wilcox

Karl Stead
Mark Clare

Norwegian Woman
Helene Anderson

Hotel Manageress
Joan Foster

Patrick
David Letch

Ben
Robert Jayne

Katie
Sharon Marsden

Bohemian
Collette Cooper

Spanish woman on train
Julia Calvo

Spanish Official
Carlos Martínez

Spanish woman
Maria Matias

Colin
Michael Harry

Catalina
Maria Mercedes Moroto

Francesca
Paula Sánchez

Edwin Mather
Timothy Smith

Dora
Alison Bruce

Bernhard
William Brandt

Matron
Gwyneth Hugues

Dr. Cawley
Gerald Bryan

Mrs. Morgan
Billie Atkinson

Mark Goulden
Peter Dennett

Alan Sillitoe
David McKenzie

Ruth Sillitoe
Eleanor Wragge

Mrs. Goulden
Caroline Flint

Columba
Rachel Hernandez

Reporter
Patrick Griffiths

Actress
Tiffany de Castro

School Teacher
Ruth Dudding

Bohemian
Paul Norell