The Babysitter (1980)
Overview
Overprotective mother Liz Benedict meets 18-year-old orphan Joanna Redwine and hires her as house help and live-in companion to rambunctious daughter Tara. Liz's husband Jeff isn't too thrilled with the arrangement, and his fears soon prove justified when Joanna begins to manipulate everyone and to slowly destroy the family. Meanwhile, next-door neighbor Dr. Linquist investigates and discovers Joanna has a disturbing past.
Cast
Patty Duke
Liz Benedict
William Shatner
Dr. Jeff Benedict
Quinn Cummings
Tara Benedict
Stephanie Zimbalist
Joanna Redwine
David Wallace
Scotty
Kenneth Tigar
Tom Montgomery
Virginia Kiser
Mrs. Welford
John Houseman
Dr. Lindquist
Hildy Brooks
Barbara
Frank Birney
Mr. FarragutRecommendations
Flowers in the Attic
Seeds of Yesterday
The Truth About Emanuel
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
Anne of Green Gables
Mansfield Park
Tru Confessions
Twitches Too
Hello Sister, Goodbye Life
Woman of Straw
Reality
The Quiller Memorandum
Gaslight
A Woman's Face
Sound of Christmas
Nancy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
The Brotherhood of Justice
Strangers on a Train