Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (1999)

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke is a four-part miniseries that was first broadcast on CBS in 1999 starring Lauren Bacall and Richard Chamberlain. It was based primarily on the book The Richest Girl In The World: by Stephanie Mansfield as well as Bob Colacello's two in-depth articles about Ms Duke in Vanity Fair. Colacello was the magazine's authority on Doris Duke. The title of the series was derived from the book Too Rich: The Family Secrets of Doris Duke by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas. Manfield's book was the first to be obtained by CBS, which optioned it for a planned miniseries in early 1995. The Duke-Thomas book, which was "being peddled as a miniseries" by the authors months before publication, was originally optioned earlier that year by the producer Doris Keating, who planned a miniseries of her own. Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke presents a dramatized account of the life of the heiress, philanthropist, and once richest woman in the world, Doris Duke. It has since been re-broadcast on The Hallmark Channel, and on Lifetime combined together and presented as a 192 minute movie. The film stars Hayden Panettiere as young Doris Duke, Lindsay Frost as 20 to 50 year old Doris Duke, and Lauren Bacall as an elderly Doris Duke. Bacall, who had met Doris Duke a few times, was pleased to have been able to appear in a TV miniseries, devoting a few paragraphs to the experience in her autobiography.

Writing:
  • Dennis Turner

Stars:
Release Date: 1999-02-21
Seasons: 1
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 48
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamb...
Bernard Lafferty
Mare Winningham
Mare Winningh...
Chandi Heffner
Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen Quin...
Nanaline Duke
Michael Nouri
Michael Nouri
Porfirio Rubirosa
Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker
Buck Duke
Roberta Maxwell
Roberta Maxwe...
Myra
Sheila McCarthy
Sheila McCart...
Tammy
Lisa Banes
Lisa Banes
Barbara Hutton
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Doris Duke (elderly)
Lindsay Frost
Lindsay Frost
Doris Duke
Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panett...
Young Doris Duke
Howard McGillin
Howard McGill...
James Cromwell
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes...
Duke Kahanamoku
Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningh...
Alec Cunningham-Reid
Craig Eldridge
Craig Eldridg...
Peter
Geordie Johnson
Geordie Johns...
Orin Hunter
Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
Louis Bromfield
Lawrence Dane
Lawrence Dane
John Radford
Anthony Lemke
Anthony Lemke
Walker Inman
Richard Fitzpatrick
Richard Fitzp...
New York Lawyer
Steve Cumyn
Steve Cumyn
Nordic Butler
Noel Burton
Noel Burton
Ship Purser
Julian Casey
Julian Casey
Savoy Reporter
Stephanie Belding
Stephanie Bel...
British BTS
Philip Pretten
Philip Prette...
Reporter #1
Frank Fontaine
Frank Fontain...
Reporter #2
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
Kaplan
Andrew Tarbet
Andrew Tarbet
Hearse Driver
Hardee T. Lineham
Hardee T. Lin...
Geoffrey Lancer
Ivan Smith
Ivan Smith
Dr. Salvatore Paradas
Catherine Colvey
Catherine Col...
Doris’ Secretary
Ray Bumatai
Ray Bumatai
Hawaiian Chef
Howard Rosenstein
Howard Rosens...
Doris' Doctor
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