Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
The young daughter of drug-abused parents, Liz Murray (Golden Globe nominee Thora Birch, American Beauty) was raised in poverty and survived alone on the streets. One day she decided to reclaim her life. This is her true story.
Format
TV Movie
Genre
Drama, Mystery
Original Air Date
2002
Studio
Lifetime
Starring
- Thora Birch
- Kelly Lynch
- Michael Riley
- Marla McLean
- Amber Godfrey
As a student at New York’s Humanities Preparatory Academy and the winner of a New York Times scholarship to Harvard, Liz, reflects on where she is today. Her current status is more than an achievement—it’s a miracle. Having been raised in abject poverty by drug-addicted parents, Peter (Michael Riley, Amistad) and Jean (Kelly Lynch, Charlie's Angles), Liz was left to fend for herself. Conditions worsened still when her mother contracted AIDS, and she returned to live out her last days in the nightmare world of her own abusive father.
