Deep in My Heart (1999 film)

Deep in My Heart is a 1999 American television film based on a true story, starring Anne Bancroft and Lynn Whitfield and directed by Anita W. Addison. Bancroft received a primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role.

Years later, in the middle of Barbaras third pregnancy, the doctor suggests she look into her birth family history for medical reasons. This leads her in search for her mother. She visits Corrine and later contacts the agency in charge of her adoption. By reading her adoption records, she comes to know the truth about her birth and her biological mother. Barbara is emotionally conflicted whether to believe her fathers a rapist or her mothers a liar. Barbara now haschildren and has been married to Don foryears but still displays sadness over her lack of knowledge regarding her family history. After a night of contemplation, she decides to seek out her birth mother. Geraldines husband Bob has died and her own children have left home, so she now lives alone. Barbara finds her though marriage records and contacts Geraldines twin brother, Gerald. She reveals that she is looking for her mother and leaves her name and number for him to relay to Geraldine. However, because the call came as he was walking out the door to go on vacation, he is unable to relay the message to his sister, Geraldine until he gets back. She tells her brother that the woman who called is her daughter. At first he is shocked and disappointed that she could just give up her own child like that she had told her family that Barbara had died as a newborn, but she explains she was raped by a black man. He warns her that everyone will know she was raped by admitting Barbara is her daughter, but Gerry says she does not care. Gerald gives her his blessing. Gerry calls Barbara and tearfullyhappily admits to be her mother.Revitalized by the happiness of knowing she was wanted by both her birth mother and foster mother, Barbara reconciles with Annalise. Anxiously, Gerry and hergrown children wait at the airport for Barbaras arrival. Then finally, afteryears, mother and daughter meet. After a nice dinner with her newfound family, Gerry and Barbara have a bit of a tense conversation about Barbaras

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