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 CableACE Awards—Won Linda Hamilton Actress in a Movie or Miniseries 1995 Golden Globe Awards, The Hollywood Foreign Press—Nominated Linda Hamilton Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1996 Humanitas Prize Lee Rose 1996 Young Artist Awards—Nominated Noah Fleiss Best Performance by a Young Actor - TV Special 1996