My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child
GenreDrama
Based onMy Body, My Child
by Louisa Burns-Bisogno
Written byLouisa Burns-Bisogno
Directed byMarvin J. Chomsky
StarringVanessa Redgrave
Jack Albertson
Joseph Campanella
Stephen Elliott
James Naughton
Theme music composerCharles Gross
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerHerbert Brodkin
ProducerThomas De Wolfe
Production locationsHendersonville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
CinematographyTony Imi
EditorsRobert M. Reitano
Ronald Roose
Running time100 minutes
Production companyTitus Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseApril 12, 1982 (1982-04-12)

My Body, My Child is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and starring Vanessa Redgrave. It was adapted by Louisa Burns-Bisogno from her play of the same name. The film premiered on ABC on 12 April 1982. It includes early performances by future Sex and the City co-stars, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon. It is also the final television role of Jack Albertson, who was subsequently nominated posthumously for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.