U.K. Movie "No Child Of Mine" - Actress Anna Waters

[PonderingThings]

There is a TV movie called "No Child of Mine" which has an actress by the name of Anna Waters, who played the role of Donna.

The subject matter is disturbing - its about child abuse.

The listing is here: http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0119795/

I contacted the person who listed this on the IMDB website asking for any information about the actress (I couldn't find anything on the net). He was wonderful and replied right away, unfortunately he doesn't remember what the actress looked like as he saw the TV movie in 1997.

He did suggest I contact:

Meridian (the ITV franchise for the South of England) were one of the film's production companies and should have a copy in their archive - perhaps you could contact them for information. Their website is http://www.meridiantv.com

In case there was/is an international connection I've pursued this so far. Waters is not an unusual name in Europe though so I am not too excited about this lead.

Before trying to track this any further, Dr. Doogie have you checked out this actress before?

[Annasmom]

When I tried the first link, I got a page of JavaScript information. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem.

[gardenmom]

When I tried the first link, I got a page of JavaScript information. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem.
Me too.

[PonderingThings]

I've corrected both links, and tested them. They appear to be working now.

I don't know why that keeps happening! Sorry.

[Dr. Doogie]

PT:

Your resourcefullness is amazing as always. Thanks for the work - I'll check it out.

[Alta]

I have seen this movie a couple of times on the Womans Television network.It has been about a year since I last watched it,they used to do a monday night movie and than have a panel of people after who would discuss the movie.It is quite a disturbing movie you may be able to find out something from their website I will go search and see what I can find also.

[MagicRose99]

These are two different movies...

The one on Lifetime Network was: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107694/

The one that has "Anna Waters" in the cast was a documentary shown/made in the UK: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119795/


I have seen this movie a couple of times on the Womans Television network.It has been about a year since I last watched it,they used to do a monday night movie and than have a panel of people after who would discuss the movie.It is quite a disturbing movie you may be able to find out something from their website I will go search and see what I can find also.

[Alta]

The one I watched was made in the UK.I don't get the lifetime network here I know which movie it is..lol

[smile22]

i checked out both movies and although they may have been made in the uk the plots of the movies are diffrent one is about abuse the other is about a person with down syndrome. i checked out both cast and crew listings and the one on lifetime about the down syndrome didnt have anna listed in the cast of characters

[PonderingThings]

Alta is in Alberta, Canada and they show a lot of U.K. programs in Canada.

[Alta]

I remember it was a horrifying movie.The mother abused the daughter sexually.The father made her work the streets.And i remember the british accents.I know it horrified me because it was based on a true story,so I had to watch it twice.

[gardenmom]

I had an idea to look for a copy of the movie that we could buy. I tried amazon, hollywood video, blockbuster, overstock, ebay, my local library. No luck. I enourage everyone to at least check your library. Especially our Canadian, and British members.

[HeartofTexas]

I truly don't want to dampen anyone's efforts to find Anna, but feel strongly there is little to no chance that anyone abducting her would then give her the same name she had before. It doesn't make any sense for an abductor to do that, IMO.

[PonderingThings]

Heart of Texas in the event that Anna was abducted by strangers I totally agree with you.

In the event that Anna was "rescued" by the Georges and adopted out, or placed with a family, it is possible that her actual name, and birth certificate, was used. Since George Waters had overseas connections (even studied there) Anna being spirited out of the country is a viable option.

At least it is in my mind. I respect your right to disagree.

[HeartofTexas]

I hadn't thought about that possibility. I stand corrected!

[PonderingThings]

With the "rescue" theory in mind I've also been searching for "Christina" Waters. Is a minor misspelling of Christian and an easy "talk around"

[Dr. Doogie]

When I originally started looking for Anna, I was looking under her real name - not because it was the most likely, but because it provided the easiest line of investigation. I agree that the most likely scenario is that Anna's name was changed and she may not even remember the name "Anna". However, the idea that the two Georges may have been involved does leave open the possibility that she would have kept her original name (and original birthdate).

Unfortunately, "Anna Waters" is a relatively common name. Early on in the search, I paid a research company to compile a list of every "Anna" in the United States who was born on September 25, 1967. None had the last name of "Waters".

As we search the internet, we are going to find a lot of "Anna Waters". What we need is something additional to merely finding a name that would point toward it being our Anna (a picture that resembles the age-progression, an AW posting on an adoption site, etc.) Otherwise, we will spend a lot of time searching for needles in a haystack.

[gardenmom]

When I originally started looking for Anna, I was looking under her real name - not because it was the most likely, but because it provided the easiest line of investigation. I agree that the most likely scenario is that Anna's name was changed and she may not even remember the name "Anna". However, the idea that the two Georges may have been involved does leave open the possibility that she would have kept her original name (and original birthdate).

Unfortunately, "Anna Waters" is a relatively common name. Early on in the search, I paid a research company to compile a list of every "Anna" in the United States who was born on September 25, 1967. None had the last name of "Waters".

As we search the internet, we are going to find a lot of "Anna Waters". What we need is something additional to merely finding a name that would point toward it being our Anna (a picture that resembles the age-progression, an AW posting on an adoption site, etc.) Otherwise, we will spend a lot of time searching for needles in a haystack.
Which is exactly why we cannot rule out the actress before looking at her. I realize the chance is slim, but stranger things have happened.

[Dr. Doogie]

Which is exactly why we cannot rule out the actress before looking at her. I realize the chance is slim, but stranger things have happened.
I have been drawing a blank on finding out more about this Anna Waters. Googling, IMDB, everything that I can think of to try and find a picture or info of this woman is turning up zero. This actress appears only to have this one credit and no publicist.

Our Anna would be approximately 28 years old when this was filmed - if anybody has the opportunity to view this film, please see what age this Anna could be please. It may be that she is a child or a senior citizen - either of which would eliminate her. Short of somebody veiwing the film, I am stumped.

[PonderingThings]

That is exactly why I am interested in this actress!

I am going to call a film buff friend of mine tomorrow - maybe he knows of a place in town that might have it for rent as it won quite a few awards....

Also, I think I'm going to email the "W Network" the new version of the Woman's Network to see if they are going to be showing it again anything soon.

I'll let you know what I find out.

[PonderingThings]

I posted a thread on the W. Network message board explaining why I wanted the info, its here - anyone can read
http://forums.wnetwork.com/boards/index.php?act=ST&f=35&t=2280&st=0#entry19776

One of their members posted a question about Anna Waters on the IMDB message board. Unfortunately its a register to read board.

I registered and will let you know if anyone says anything interesting.

Nice people are everywhere!

[georgiagirl]

I normally just lurk on this thread but I did find this.... Sorry if this has been posted already. It is a book with a character named Anna Waters...


Anna Waters is the main character and narrator is an eternal teenager. As the daughter of a child prodigy and Nobel Prize winner she had an intensive education but had no emotional support and no childhood or adolescence so is living out her lost youth now. She is man mad but can not get emotionally attached.

Lady Harriet Moresby is the poor little rich girl. Raised as the daughter of a Duke and her saintly well loved by the public Godiva Fawcett she is rebelling but becoming a 'Trustifarian;. She does experimental art, lives an old industrial space in the middle of prime real estate and dabbles with minimum wage jobs. She is like the girl Common People was written about. She's the character you think you might hate but you don't She finds it hard to get emotionally attached as she fears people only want to know her for her mother. She had a real love-hate relatio nship
with her mother being dragged around the world
and used as a photo opportunity. She craved the real love of her mother and still does not like anyone sharing in her grief.

The two share a flat, work as waitresses in a boarding school themed restaurant and share each other's lives. You know the type of girls they are. I know two sets of them. They are always seen together, have their own language, almost their own little world. Their friendship is so strong it is almost like a platonic love affair.

The other character that I think is worth mentioning is Grace Waters. She is cold, clinical and not interested in Anna as a person unless Anna is the person that Grace wants Anna to be. I think she is a masterpiece. She is almost monstrous, but there is a side of her you feel real pity.

Other things I lied about the book was the parody of theme bars. There are several in this book with gimmicky interiors, and standard cocktails named to fit in with the theme of the bar. I thought this was nice touch.

It took me about a week to read this book but I was hooked and was dying o know how it ends, as unlike a fluffy chick lit book I had no idea what the ending was going to be like.
I would really recommend you buy this book if you like Kate Atkinson but don't be put off by the terrible front cover.
It is available in all good bookshops priced £6.99

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/printed-books/virtue-serena-mackesy/416029/

[Dr. Doogie]

Welcome, georgiagirl. I was not aware of the book that you mention - I will keep an eye open for it.

Over the last 33 years, Annasmom has kept a diary of the search for Anna, partly as a means of documenting what had been done, partly as a personal therapy. I have read the ongoing manuscript and I must say that it is a fascinating read. It is much more than just a dry recitation of the events - Annasmom has a keen writer's eyes for literary parallels and weaves them into the narrative, giving the story a broader reference than just the search for one missing girl. The manuscript has characters as diverse as the Dali Lama to Richard Allen Davis and covers coinciding historical events from the Viet Nam war through today.

Annasmom and I are exploring the possibility of self-publishing the manuscript in small quantities initally in an effort to create media interest in Anna's case, with the hope that media coverage may at last create the one breakthrough needed to solve the mystery. The private investigator who has assisted the family over the years is also a NY Times best-selling author and he has offered his assistance in navigating the strange seas of the publishing world. I will keep everyone informed on our progress on this front.

[Mr. E]

I went on the imdb message board and saw the message Pondering Things mentioned. It is just a general question asking about the actress Anna Waters and her age and what she looks like, but nobody has replied to it. Someone on the message board has a DVD of the movie, although I think it must be bootlegged/copied as I don't think it is available on DVD. Wouldn't it be nice to see a screen capture of this actress! The person who has the DVD has not replied as to where s/he got it.

[Alta]

That is exactly why I am interested in this actress!

I am going to call a film buff friend of mine tomorrow - maybe he knows of a place in town that might have it for rent as it won quite a few awards....

Also, I think I'm going to email the "W Network" the new version of the Woman's Network to see if they are going to be showing it again anything soon.

I'll let you know what I find out.
I emailed the W network on the weekend as well and have yet to hear back from anyone.I wish I could remember the the character she played,I have been racking my brain.I have not seen anywhere where a person can get a copy of this film,but I will check my local library today.I just had surgery last week so I have not been able to go have a look around,but if there is one around in Canada I will try and find it.

[georgiagirl]

I emailed the W network on the weekend as well and have yet to hear back from anyone.I wish I could remember the the character she played,I have been racking my brain.I have not seen anywhere where a person can get a copy of this film,but I will check my local library today.I just had surgery last week so I have not been able to go have a look around,but if there is one around in Canada I will try and find it.
The character's name is "Donna".

[Alta]

Yes i seen that,lol I guess I meant I wish i could remember her character,the age and what she looked like.I am actually surprised this was not made into a dvd or vhs copy for one reason or another, most t.v. movies/documentaries are nowadays.

[KivaSupporter]

There are six short parts of this movie on You Tube.

Link:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?p=r&user=mijnfilmpjesonline&page=2

I have not seen the entire movie, so I don't know if Donna (Anna Waters) appears here. I sent a message to the person in the Netherlands who had posted this.

I would like to know what you think.

There is a TV movie called "No Child of Mine" which has an actress by the name of Anna Waters, who played the role of Donna.

The subject matter is disturbing - its about child abuse.

The listing is here: http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0119795/

I contacted the person who listed this on the IMDB website asking for any information about the actress (I couldn't find anything on the net). He was wonderful and replied right away, unfortunately he doesn't remember what the actress looked like as he saw the TV movie in 1997.

He did suggest I contact:

Meridian (the ITV franchise for the South of England) were one of the film's production companies and should have a copy in their archive - perhaps you could contact them for information. Their website is http://www.meridiantv.com

In case there was/is an international connection I've pursued this so far. Waters is not an unusual name in Europe though so I am not too excited about this lead.

Before trying to track this any further, Dr. Doogie have you checked out this actress before?

[Annasmom]

There are six short parts of this movie on You Tube.

Link:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?p=r&user=mijnfilmpjesonline&page=2

I have not seen the entire movie, so I don't know if Donna (Anna Waters) appears here. I sent a message to the person in the Netherlands who had posted this.

I would like to know what you think.
The suggested links which come up around the video clips are very disturbing. I do not see anyone who resembles Anna in any way.

[Devorahhh]

newbie here and I must thank the person who directed me to this particular site.
First off, Annasmom, I must say that my heart goes out to you. I can only imagine the pain you have felt all these years with your little girl lost. I don't believe I could have survived if anything had ever happened to my son.
That being said, I looked at the clips on youtube from No Child of Mine, and I thought it interesting that there was a resemblance in the young lady who took in young Kerry to your daughter. I put the age progression photo next to the video as it played. But I am no expert. JMHO

[anne11]

The actors union in the UK is called Equity (I think you have to join for tv work), I looked at their site but they only list scots and irish actors, will try to email them for more info on the actress, there seems to be a quite a few Anna Waters in Britain.

[Annasmom]

The actors union in the UK is called Equity (I think you have to join for tv work), I looked at their site but they only list scots and irish actors, will try to email them for more info on the actress, there seems to be a quite a few Anna Waters in Britain.
Doogie, Sherlock, help me here. I know we investigated and even looked at pictures of this actress quite some time ago and concluded that there was no connection with our case other than that she had the same name. I don't know where on the forum that information and the pictures are, but I hate for good time to be wasted on something we have ruled out, especially since even looking at the YouTube clips of this movie seems to bring up very unsavory and suggestive links which none of us wants on our computers. I remember Doogie's declaring that Brit actress, along with the Tasmanian singer having the same name, as "Not Anna".

[KivaSupporter]

I have been in contact with a person in the UK who is sending me this movie. He claims this is not Anna who is the Tasmanian singer. I should be receiving the movie any day now.

Doogie, Sherlock, help me here. I know we investigated and even looked at pictures of this actress quite some time ago and concluded that there was no connection with our case other than that she had the same name. I don't know where on the forum that information and the pictures are, but I hate for good time to be wasted on something we have ruled out, especially since even looking at the YouTube clips of this movie seems to bring up very unsavory and suggestive links which none of us wants on our computers. I remember Doogie's declaring that Brit actress, along with the Tasmanian singer having the same name, as "Not Anna".

[KivaSupporter]

I received the movie today. I watched it but did not see anyone who resembles Anna.

I have been in contact with a person in the UK who is sending me this movie. He claims this is not Anna who is the Tasmanian singer. I should be receiving the movie any day now.

[Dr. Doogie]

Doogie, Sherlock, help me here. I know we investigated and even looked at pictures of this actress quite some time ago and concluded that there was no connection with our case other than that she had the same name. I don't know where on the forum that information and the pictures are, but I hate for good time to be wasted on something we have ruled out, especially since even looking at the YouTube clips of this movie seems to bring up very unsavory and suggestive links which none of us wants on our computers. I remember Doogie's declaring that Brit actress, along with the Tasmanian singer having the same name, as "Not Anna".

I remember coming to that conclusion but I do not recall how we arrived there.

I suspect that the unsavory links that appear when accessing the Youtube clips are based on certain "keywords" associated with the content and not the content itself. In other words, a serious expose' of child pornography will have the keywords of "child porn" which may pull up links to actual child porn. The movie itself seems to a "Lifetime Channel" style movie of mainstream content, but because of its subject matter, it may be triggering the disturbing links. Since Kivasupporter now has the movie, I assume that since she did not mention that it was pornographic or expoitative, I believe that my above theory is correct.

Now the question becomes: Is it worthy of further research? I suspect that the answer will be "no", but I also do not want to point us away from something prematurely. If the person who said that she saw a resemblence between an actress and Anna in the movie would contact Kivasupporter and identify the character, then KS may be able to "screen capture" a picture that we can all compare to Anna. Once we have that, we can collectively reach a conclusion about the viabilty of this line of investigation.

[Annasmom]

I remember coming to that conclusion but I do not recall how we arrived there.

I suspect that the unsavory links that appear when accessing the Youtube clips are based on certain "keywords" associated with the content and not the content itself. In other words, a serious expose' of child pornography will have the keywords of "child porn" which may pull up links to actual child porn. The movie itself seems to a "Lifetime Channel" style movie of mainstream content, but because of its subject matter, it may be triggering the disturbing links. Since Kivasupporter now has the movie, I assume that since she did not mention that it was pornographic or expoitative, I believe that my above theory is correct.

Now the question becomes: Is it worthy of further research? I suspect that the answer will be "no", but I also do not want to point us away from something prematurely. If the person who said that she saw a resemblence between an actress and Anna in the movie would contact Kivasupporter and identify the character, then KS may be able to "screen capture" a picture that we can all compare to Anna. Once we have that, we can collectively reach a conclusion about the viabilty of this line of investigation.
Since it looks as if this movie just won't go away, I'll add that there were two different movies with the same title. One was a "Lifetime Channel" movie with no connection to our case and the other was a British film which had an actress named Anna Waters portraying a character named Donna. There is no information on the popular search engines about this actress unless she is the same actress who later used the name Anna Waters-Massey.

[KivaSupporter]

The movie which I have is the one where Anna Waters plays the role of Donna. I do not see any resemblance to "our" Anna. I think we can dismiss this as a lead.