MovieChat Forums > Made-For-TV Films > Kellie Martin's tv movies

Kellie Martin's tv movies

posted 13 years ago by jgiles20
7 replies | jump to latest

I've been a big fan of Kellie Martin since Life Goes On and I also enjoy her tv movies. I haven't seen as many of them in their entirety as I would like, but the three below stand out to me.

A Friend to Die For/Death of a Cheerleader (1994): Kellie plays an unpopular girl and Tori Spelling plays the very popular girl in this movie based on a true story.

If Someone Had Known (1995): Kellie plays a young, abused wife and mother in this one.

The Face on the Milk Carton (1995): This movie is based on the first two books in the book series that started with The Face on the Milk Carton. I first saw this in middle school after we read the first two books.

I know Kellie has been in others, but I have not seen them all in their entirety, as I said, and didn't want to list something I hadn't fully seen and enjoyed.

[–] TVmovieViewer 13 years ago

jgiles, Thank you for starting a thread on Kellie Martin. She was the star of many well-loved TV movies in the 90's, and then in the 2000's she did about 10 TV movies in the "Mystery Woman" series. I've only seen 2 of Kellie's movies, but both were very good:

1. About Sarah (1998) Kellie lives with her grandmother and her slightly-mentally-challenged mother (the wonderful Mary Steenburgen). When Kellie's grandmother dies, Kellie has to take care of her mother by herself. At the same time, she starts dating a new boy (Chad Christ). I really liked this movie.

2. On the Edge of Innocence (1997) Kellie is sent to a juvenile detention facility where she meets and falls in love with James Marsden (who is now a big star). Kellie and James escape from the institution and try to make a living on their own. This one's great too!

btw: I know I need to watch that "Death of a Cheerleader" one, it's a very popular one.

[–] gcarras (2770) 8 years ago

Saw both "A Friend to Die For" and "About Sarah" (the latter on vacay in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in a hotel), when first aired..

[–] vbel 13 years ago

Only four of the Mystery Woman movies are on DVD. Very good flicks. Also look for the Christy box set.

[–] ms-zanadu 13 years ago

Another wonderful actress I agree ( she was great on the TV Show " Life Goes On " ) . I only wish the cable channels would show her TV Movies again soon . Thanks jgiles20 for your subject post .

[–] IloveKoba 13 years ago

I haven't seen THE FACE ON THE MILK CARTON, but have the others mentioned. Her standout performance for me is in the movie HIDDEN IN SILENCE. She plays a young Polish catholic girl, Fusia Podgorska who, from 1939 until the liberation, hid many Jews from the Nazis. An outstanding movie, and great acting from Kellie Martin. A must see movie for fans of hers.

Last movie watched.
LADY KILLER (1992) Mimi Rogers & John Shea

[–] dealingdreams 13 years ago

I really like a lot of hers, but especially No Brother of Mine or Her Hidden Truth. If anyone has the latter, would you please let me know? I would love to get my hands on a copy of it. Thanks.

[–] Terra1984 12 years ago

Kellie Martin is another one of my favorite actresses, Anyway the movies I've seen of hers are A Friend to Die For, If someone had known, The face on the milk carton, and On the Edge of Innocence and I've seen some of About Sarah, Movies of her that werent listed are Her Last Chance, I've seen that one too