A Mother's Prayer

A Mother's Prayer is a 1995 film made for the USA Network starring Linda Hamilton, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance, as a woman who learns she has contracted the AIDS virus and must make plans for the care of her only son. The film, which counts Kate Nelligan, S. Epatha Merkerson and Bruce Dern in its supporting cast, premiered on August 2, 1995. It was eventually expanded, given a PG-13 rating and released on VHS via MCA/Universal Home Entertainment in 1996.

Cast

 * Linda Hamilton ... Rosemary Holmstrom
 * Kate Nelligan ... Sheila Walker
 * Noah Fleiss ... T.J. Holmstrom
 * Bruce Dern ... John Walker
 * RuPaul ... Deacon "Dede"
 * S. Epatha Merkerson ... Ruby
 * Alex Kapp Horner ... Martha
 * Corey Parker ... Spence Walker
 * Jenny O'Hara ... Val
 * Gail Strickland ... Ruth
 * McNally Sagal ... Dr. Kahn
 * Aaron Lustig ... Dr. Shapiro
 * Julie Garfield ... JoAnne Wasserman

Awards and recognition
Linda Hamilton Actress in a Movie or Miniseries 1995
 * CableACE Awards—Won

Linda Hamilton Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1996 Lee Rose 1996 Noah Fleiss Best Performance by a Young Actor - TV Special 1996
 * Golden Globe Awards, The Hollywood Foreign Press—Nominated
 * Humanitas Prize
 * Young Artist Awards—Nominated