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Lace

Lace

THE SCANDALOUS CLASSIC THAT DEFINED AN ERA.

19847.11 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A young actress gathers three former school friends to find out which one is her natural mother, who gave her up for adoption as a newborn.

Created by Elliott Baker
Written by Elliott Baker, Shirley Conran
Produced by Lynn Guthrie, Preston Fischer
NetworksABC

Top Cast

Bess Armstrong

Bess Armstrong

Judy Hale

Brooke Adams

Brooke Adams

Jennifer 'Pagan' Trelawney

Arielle Dombasle

Arielle Dombasle

Maxine Pascal

Phoebe Cates

Phoebe Cates

Lili

Anthony Higgins

Anthony Higgins

Prince Abdullah

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Aunt Hortense Boutin

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Monsier Chardin

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Selma

Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler

Nick Cliffe

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Dr. Geneste

Themes & Keywords

motheridentityflashbackschoolabandoned

About Lace

Lace is a drama, soap series that first aired in 1984 exploring themes of mother, identity, flashback, school, abandoned. Created by Elliott Baker, it stars Bess Armstrong, Brooke Adams, Arielle Dombasle. A young actress gathers three former school friends to find out which one is her natural mother, who gave her up for adoption as a newborn.

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