Country music legend Dolly Parton lends her sunny charm to the heartwarming made-for-TV film UNLIKELY ANGEL. When hard-living barroom singer Ruby Diamond (Parton) dies in a car accident and meets St. Peter (Roddy McDowall) at the gates of heaven, the angel informs her that she must to return to earth to perform a selfless deed in order to gain admittance. Disguising herself as a nanny, Ruby soon insinuates herself into the joyless family life of workaholic widower Ben Bartilson (Lance Kerwin) and his children Sarah (Allison Mack) and Matthew (Eli Marienthal)--hoping to both heal the grief-stricken family and earn her heavenly wings in time for Christmas. Punctuated by Dolly musical numbers, UNLIKELY ANGEL is a Capra-esque affirmation of the holidays, love, and family.

Dolly Parton: American Singer/Actress
Brian Kerwin: Star, DEBATING ROBERT LEE (2004)
Roddy McDowall: British actor, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Allison Mack: 
Eli Marienthal: 
Maria Del Mar: Actress, ECLIPSE

Michael Switzer: TV Director

Jonathan Bernstein: Screenwriter, MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOVIE (2001)

Liz Coe: Screenwriter, UNLIKELY ANGEL
Robert Freedman: Screenwriter, UNLIKELY ANGEL

Velton Ray Bunch: Composer, QUANTUM LEAP

Michael W. Rosenbaum: Editor, UNLIKELY ANGEL

"...Goofily earnest..."