''Hello Sister, Goodbye Life'' is a 2006

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original comedy-drama television film based on

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Claire Scovell LaZebnik's book, '' Same as It Never Was''. Starring

Lacey Chabert Lacey Nicole Chabert ( ; born September 30, 1982) is an American actress. One of her first roles was playing Erica Kane's daughter on ''All My Children''. She was the third actress to play Bianca Montgomery, playing the part from 1992 until 1993. ...

as Olivia,

Wendie Malick Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles in various television comedies. She starred as Judith Tupper Stone in the HBO sitcom '' Dream On'', and as Nina Van Horn in the NBC sit ...

as Barbara, Adam Kaufman as Joe,

Sammi Hanratty Samantha Hanratty (born September 20, 1995) is an American actress. Her first lead was in 2009, portraying Chrissa Maxwell in '' An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong''. In 2011, she played the role Whitney Brown in the film ''The Greening of ...

as Celia,

David Ramsey David Paul Ramsey (born November 17, 1971) is an American actor, director, and martial artist, best known for his roles in The CW Arrowverse series ''Arrow'', '' The Flash'', '' Supergirl'', and ''Batwoman'' as John Diggle / Spartan, portrayi ...

as Dennis,

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as Mr. Calhoon, Mitch Laurance as Richard,

Erin Fisk Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go ...

as Alicia,

Amanda Baker Amanda Baker (born December 22, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Jolene Crowell on '' General Hospital: Night Shift'' in 2007 and Babe Carey Chandler on ''All My Children'' from 2007 to 2008. Baker reappeared on J ...

as Betsy,

Yvette Sirker Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases. Name days *Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' ...

as Rosivel, and

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as Yale.

Plot

Olivia, a college student whose whole life changes when her father and stepmother die in an accident and left her to take custody of her half-sister, Celia. Olivia's mother, Barbara, moves into Celia's house and helps Olivia raise her.

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* 2006 television films 2006 films ABC Family original films American comedy-drama television films Films based on American novels Films shot in New Orleans 2006 comedy-drama films Films directed by Steven Robman 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub