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A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
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This highly-rated television film covers the life of American movie/TV/pop music idol Annette Funicello. The movie starts with the move of her family from New York to California, where in 1955 shy Annette becomes one of the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club. The movie covers her child stardom, her teen idol years, her singing career with big hits like "Tall Paul", her romance with Paul Anka, her classic beach party films with Frankie Avalon, and her first marriage. It also shows her large comeback in the late 1980s and her second marriage, and the day when she found out she had multiple sclerosis.
Cast
![Eva LaRue](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//y5ixiPFhB5tl38AQt7baqjOn6a7.jpg)
Eva LaRue
Annette Funicello
![Len Cariou](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9VJeCcxHkPkN4xH4izmwYHXRMy2.jpg)
Len Cariou
Walt Disney
![Frank Crudele](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//flYq1atbQpNZp2lWdKMEtP8uV9x.jpg)
Frank Crudele
Joe Funicello
![Rob Stewart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kzCmiU4CgIOHQNCsjWPa3s3qEir.jpg)
Rob Stewart
Jack Gilardi
![David Lipper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//apAgZr1qU5Q99RFR1xCrpZ1CUL9.jpg)
David Lipper
Paul Anka
![Don S. Davis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gxUvCXIFxAMqcWgosErBP5rHKDw.jpg)
Don S. Davis
Glen Holt
![Louis Ferreira](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7xUTd7N6XbB3uWvob12qpmGzPzA.jpg)
Louis Ferreira
Young Frankie Avalon
![Andrea Nemeth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2TBl0xFjRE15jGTRmTNH7EGwnmL.jpg)
Andrea Nemeth
Annette Funicello (age 12-15)
![Frankie Avalon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vk1hZzDcDEB8ke1sNBsjeFEWKjh.jpg)
Frankie Avalon
Self
![Annette Funicello](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3lXk1JFXXjlIxXvaf2YZ4DZiVEn.jpg)
Annette Funicello
Self
![Linda Lavin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tHaiiQH5UKVA5fGbjzwe6hh1Rwc.jpg)
Linda Lavin
Virginia Funicello
![Ahnee Boyce](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ahnee Boyce
Gina Portman
![Austin Basile](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Austin Basile
Jack Gilardi Jr.
![Jay Brazeau](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sfZmnOv1Nd6jqeks5QtsW2Co3uH.jpg)
Jay Brazeau
Uncle Pete
![Victoria Brooks](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Victoria Brooks
Jill
![Stephania Ciccone](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stephania Ciccone
Grandma Albano
![Demetri Goritsas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4c3qr0nOHzLbGv7ZQIUIMj94yWE.jpg)
Demetri Goritsas
Jimmie Dodd
![Elysa Hogg](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Elysa Hogg
Annette Funicello (age 4)
![Gary Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//w6Q2F6n7sq7jIZLGqk908qhd3Ac.jpg)
Gary Jones
Production Assistant
![Lorraine Landry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tZb4KFEZ3U4Fk0BtR9Mwy20egbC.jpg)
Lorraine Landry
Young Shelley Fabares
![Hrothgar Mathews](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sXKbP3XIJjlualQdPwSIHbIcjbW.jpg)
Hrothgar Mathews
Plastic Surgeon
![Alexandra Purvis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zRBJjILkl2BT0goA3iSclYLPRPU.jpg)
Alexandra Purvis
Heather
![Claire Riley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qOXOsLIr4hmBFHom2RyhqqocyBs.jpg)
Claire Riley
Neurologist
![Suzanne Ristic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6jTjn1S3oVOcHc2czQdnOARz6Ni.jpg)
Suzanne Ristic
Aunt Irene
![Greg Rogers](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Greg Rogers
Al Gilbert
![Nina Roman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nina Roman
Fortune Teller
![Domenico Sansalone](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Domenico Sansalone
Young Joey
![Michelle Skalnik](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michelle Skalnik
Cissy
![Blair Slater](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oB59kmZNfez3Nm3biShW2L1ntJq.jpg)
Blair Slater
Jason Gilardi
![Kavan Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zVJTMSlouAL345ApPZO7V2XCXW2.jpg)
Kavan Smith
Young Dick Clark
![George Touliatos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kXeFgkPOgjxFk3uKfExrvRdA7wB.jpg)
George Touliatos
Grandpa Albano
![Scott Augustine](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Scott Augustine
Mouseketeer
![Kim Bailey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kim Bailey
Mouseketeer
![Talia Derksen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Talia Derksen
Mouseketeer
![Laura Jenkins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Laura Jenkins
Mouseketeer
![Ben Newcombe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ben Newcombe
Mouseketeer
![Kelli Stewart](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kelli Stewart
Mouseketeer
![Rene Tardle](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rene Tardle
Mouseketeer
![Kimberly Wallace](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kimberly Wallace
Mouseketeer
![Virginia Funicello](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Virginia Funicello
Self
![Joe Funicello](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joe Funicello
Self
![Glen Holt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Glen Holt
Self
![Gina Portman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gina Portman
Self
![John Portman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Portman
Self
![Jason Gilardi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jason Gilardi
Self
![Jack Gilardi Jr.](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jack Gilardi Jr.
Self
![Jack Gilardi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jack Gilardi
Self
![Dick Clark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5b0BckJqRZIwi1LcbuA8o2KPZTZ.jpg)
Dick Clark
Self (uncredited)
![Shelley Fabares](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nuZ0DyCd90fnAolznVBr8h2uALT.jpg)