Family Ties Forever!
05-23-2003, 01:16 AM
How a TV Daughter Went from Prime Time to Obscurity in No Time at All
E! Online
She had never planned on becoming an actor, but suddenly everybody knew her name. Just a few months after entering show business, Justine Bateman was thrust into the national limelight with a hit show and universal recognition.
From then on, she was Mallory Keaton, the dim-witted but earnest elder daughter on Family Ties. This E! True Hollywood Story, premiering May 25, at 9 p.m., shows how nothing was perfect for Bateman, both on and off the set. Her early years were marked by repeated relocations, while the pressure of stardom weighed heavily on her.
Watch as Bateman deals with romance, independence and obsessed fans, all while trying to show that she was much smarter in real life than her portrayal of Mallory led everyone to believe. She shared the Family Ties screen with Michael J. Fox, Tom Hanks and Courteney Cox, but then she seemed to disappear from public view. Just what happened to Justine Bateman--and where is she now? Tune in to find out!
E! Online
She had never planned on becoming an actor, but suddenly everybody knew her name. Just a few months after entering show business, Justine Bateman was thrust into the national limelight with a hit show and universal recognition.
From then on, she was Mallory Keaton, the dim-witted but earnest elder daughter on Family Ties. This E! True Hollywood Story, premiering May 25, at 9 p.m., shows how nothing was perfect for Bateman, both on and off the set. Her early years were marked by repeated relocations, while the pressure of stardom weighed heavily on her.
Watch as Bateman deals with romance, independence and obsessed fans, all while trying to show that she was much smarter in real life than her portrayal of Mallory led everyone to believe. She shared the Family Ties screen with Michael J. Fox, Tom Hanks and Courteney Cox, but then she seemed to disappear from public view. Just what happened to Justine Bateman--and where is she now? Tune in to find out!