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 1997.

Plot Overview

Rosemary Holmstrom is struggling to bring up her son following the death of her husband. When she is diagnosed with AIDS, at first she refuses to believe it, but soon turns her attentions to the problem of what will happen to her son when she dies.

Cast

Linda Hamilton
Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
1995
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