People vs. Jean Harris (1981)

This dramatic re-enactment premiered a mere nine weeks after the actual headline-making trial of the refined private school headmistress who was convicted of the murder of her unfaithful lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, the famed "Scarsdale Diet" author.

Cast (18)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ellen Burstyn

Jean Harris

Martin Balsam

Joel Aurnou

Richard Dysart

Judge Russell R. Leggett

Peter Coyote

George Bolen

Priscilla Morrill

Juanita Edwards

Sarah Marshall

Suzanne Van der Vreken

Millie Slavin

Narrator (voice)

M

Marlyn McAvoy

Bonnie

S

Sari Price

Court Officer

Al Ruscio

Det. Siciliano

D

David Cramer

Guard

D

David Cooper

Mr. Lalla

Milton Selzer

Dr. Roth

Alvin Ing

Dr. Louis Roh

Alan Manson

Dr. Henry Francis Ryan

Christopher Curry

Officer McKenna

Lesley Woods

Clerk

G

Glenn Carlson

Vonglan, the Jury Foreman

If you liked People vs. Jean Harris, you might also like…

89% match

Witness Protection

1999

87% match

Ray Donovan: The Movie

2022

81% match

5lbs of Pressure

2024

82% match

Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

2020

77% match

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1991

73% match

Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate

2022

71% match

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

2021

67% match

Scum

1977

60% match

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy

2011

60% match

Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted

2016

60% match

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

2020

60% match

Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder

2017

60% match

No Night Is Too Long

2002

60% match

Killer Heat

2024

60% match

TalhotBlond

2012

60% match

Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word

2016

60% match

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2015

60% match

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

1986

60% match

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

2015

60% match

Dead Man's Folly

1986