''Mirror, Mirror'' is a 1979 American

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which explores the world of cosmetic surgery. Directed by Joanna Lee, the film stars

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and originally aired on

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on October 10, 1979.

Plot

Three women – Millie Gorman, Sandy McLaren and Vanessa Wagner – are having problems in their lives which they believe

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can solve. Millie is a wealthy widow convinced that her sex appeal has waned along with her looks and youth; Sandy is a bored housewife whose husband regards her more as a friend than a lover; and ex-model Vanessa, who now owns a modeling agency, fears the years showing on her face will ruin any chance she has of reuniting with a former lover. Eventually, Sandy gets breast implants which have the opposite of the desired effect on her husband; Vanessa gets an eye-lift, only to find out her ex-lover wasn't worth the trouble; and Millie, in desperation to look younger and more attractive to men, puts her life in jeopardy when she has a face-lift despite her doctor's warnings.

Cast

as Millie Gorman *

as Vanessa Wagner *

as Sandy McLaren *

as Michael Jacoby *

as Andrew McLaren *

Robin Mattson Robin Mattson is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the daytime soap operas ''General Hospital'', '' Santa Barbara'', and ''All My Children''. Career Daytime television Mattson made her daytime debut as troubled teen Hope B ...

as Pamela Gorman *

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as Dr. Samuel Shaw

References

''Mirror, Mirror: Vanity Fare on NBC''
at ''

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''Janet Leigh: A Biography''
Capua, Michelangelo. p. 209-210

External links

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