Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke 25 years old
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.
Credits
Kathleen Quinlan
Nanaline Duke
Hayden Panettiere
Young Doris Duke
Lauren Bacall
Doris Duke (elderly)
Joe Don Baker
Buck Duke
Michael Nouri
Porfirio Rubirosa
Sheila McCarthy
Tammy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kathleen Quinlan She was 44 , now 70 years old | as Nanaline Duke |
| Hayden Panettiere She was 9 , now 35 years old | as Young Doris Duke |
| Lauren Bacall She was 74 , 89 years old when she died | as Doris Duke (elderly) |
| Joe Don Baker He was 63 , now 88 years old | as Buck Duke |
| Michael Nouri He was 53 , now 79 years old | as Porfirio Rubirosa |
| Sheila McCarthy She was 43 , now 68 years old | as Tammy |
| Roberta Maxwell She was 57 , now 83 years old | as Myra |
| Richard Chamberlain He was 64 , now 90 years old | as Bernard Lafferty |
| Mare Winningham She was 39 , now 65 years old | as Chandi Heffner |
| Lindsay Frost She was 36 , now 62 years old | as Doris Duke |
| Lisa Banes She was 43 , now 69 years old | as Barbara Hutton |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Patrick Williams Sound He was 59 , 79 years old when he died | Original Music Composer |
| Victor J. Kemper Camera He was 71 , now 97 years old | Director of Photography |
| Mark Conte Editing He was 0 , now 24 years old | Editor |
| Robert M. Sertner Production | Executive Producer |
| Frank von Zerneck Production He was 58 , now 84 years old | Executive Producer |
| Suzanne Cloutier Art She was 75 , 80 years old when she died | Set Decoration |
| John Erman Directing He was 63 , now 89 years old | Director |
| John Erman Production He was 63 , now 89 years old | Producer |
| Richard D. Arredondo Production | Producer |
| Randy Sutter Production | Producer |
| Bernard Sofronski Production | Executive Producer |
| Stephanie Germain Production | Producer |
| Peter Sadowski Production | Associate Producer |
| Jean-Baptiste Tard Art He was 98 , now 123 years old | Production Design |
| Dennis Turner Writing | Writer |
| Martin Rabbett Production | Executive Producer |
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (25 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1999-02-21
- Runtime: [48] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 4