{{Short description|1990 American TV film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Call Me Anna poster.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | genre = {{hlist|Biography|Drama}} | based_on = {{based on|''Call Me Anna''|[[Patty Duke]]|[[Kenneth Turan]]}} | writer = [[John McGreevey]] | director = [[Gilbert Cates]] | starring = Patty Duke<br>[[Timothy Carhart]]<br>[[Howard Hesseman]]<br>[[Deborah May]]<br>[[Ari Meyers]]<br>[[Millie Perkins]] | composer = Garry Sherman | country = United States | language = English | producer = Gilbert Cates<br>Anna Duke-Pearce | executive_producer = Sheldon Pinchuk | editor = Lee Burch | cinematography = [[Mark Irwin]] | runtime = 97 minutes | company = Call Me Anna Company<br>Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions<br>Gilbert Cates Productions<br>Mianna Pearce Productions | budget = | network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | released = {{Start date|1990|11|11}} }}
'''''Call Me Anna''''' is a 1990 American [[television film|made-for-television]] [[biographical film|biographical]] [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Gilbert Cates]] and written by [[John McGreevey]]. It is based on the 1987 book ''Call Me Anna'' by [[Patty Duke]] and [[Kenneth Turan]]. The film stars Patty Duke, [[Timothy Carhart]], [[Howard Hesseman]], [[Deborah May]], [[Ari Meyers]] and [[Millie Perkins]]. The film premiered on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on November 11, 1990.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ken Tucker |url=https://ew.com/article/1990/11/09/call-me-anna/ |title=Call Me Anna |publisher=EW.com |date=1990-11-09 |accessdate=2018-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Howard Rosenberg |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-10-ca-3671-story.html |title=TV Reviews : 'Call Me Anna' Depicts Duke's Turbulent Life |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=1990-11-10 |access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=David Hiltbrand |url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-call-me-anna-vol-34-no-19/ |title=Picks and Pans Review: Call Me Anna |publisher=People.com |date=1990-11-12 |accessdate=2018-11-22}}</ref>
==Plot== The film traces Duke’s rise to fame, beginning with her early years under the management of John and Ethel Ross, who changed her name from Anna Marie Duke to Patty Duke. It highlights her breakthrough role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, for which she won an Academy Award at age 16. The narrative also explores her struggles with bipolar disorder, tumultuous personal relationships, and eventual advocacy for mental health awareness. - IMDb
==Cast== *[[Patty Duke]] as Anna Marie Duke **[[Ari Meyers]] as Patty Duke (youth) **Jenny Robertson as Patty Duke (young adult) *[[Arthur Taxier]] as [[John Astin]] *[[Howard Hesseman]] as John Ross *[[Deborah May]] as Ethel Ross *[[Millie Perkins]] as Frances Duke *[[Timothy Carhart]] as [[Harry Falk (director)|Harry Falk]] *[[Matthew Perry]] as [[Desi Arnaz Jr.]] *[[David Packer (actor)|David Packer]] as Glenn Bell (pseudonym for Michael Tell) *[[Karl Malden]] as Dr. Harold Arlen *Woody Eney as [[Fred Coe]] *Dana Gladstone as Fred Maxwell *François Giroday as Bob McLaren *Lora Staley as [[Anne Bancroft]] *Ray Duke as John Patrick Duke *[[Glenn Quinn]] as [[George Chakiris]] *[[Cory Danziger]] as [[Sean Astin]] **Zachary Benjamin as Sean Astin (young) *Ryan Francis as [[Mackenzie Astin|Mackie Astin]] *Matthew Linville as Mackie Astin (young) *Paige Gosney as Billy *Seth Isler as Game Show Producer *Nicholas Hormann as Game Show Host *[[Richard Fancy]] as Contract Lawyer
==Reception== The original airing of the film ranked 18th out of 93 shows airing the week of November 5–11, 1990. It earned a 15.9 rating and a 24 share, ranking second in its time slot.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Nov 19, 1990 |title=Broadcasting |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-BC/Broadcasting-Magazine/BC-1990/BC-1990-11-19.pdf |access-date=10 Oct 2025 |website=worldradiohistory.com}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0099209|Call Me Anna}}
{{Gilbert Cates}}
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