''Her Wicked Ways'' (also known as ''Lethal Charm'') is a 1991 American

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starring

Barbara Eden Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead; August 23, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and producer best known for her starring role as Jeannie in the sitcom '' I Dream of Jeannie'' (1965-1970). Other notable roles include Roslyn Pierce opp ...

and

Heather Locklear Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress famous for her role as Amanda Woodward on ''Melrose Place'' (1993–1999), for which she received four consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Television ...

. Directed by Richard Michaels and produced by

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, it originally aired on

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on January 1, 1991.

Summary

Tess O'Brien (Barbara Eden) is a TV reporter and a

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who lives a life of power and glamour. When Melody Shepherd (Heather Locklear) is assigned to assist her, Tess takes the younger woman under her wing. Melody idolizes Tess and is more than eager to learn to help any way she can. Soon, Melody is living in Tess' house, having an affair with her son and winning the affection of her network bosses. Tess realizes that Melody's ambitions knows no bounds and that she will use any means to reach her goals. With her job, her son and the life of a kidnapped journalist in the balance, Tess must discover the young woman's dark secrets and unravel her scheme for power.

Cast

as Tess O'Brien *

as Melody Shepherd * Stuart Wilson as Peter Chambers *

Julie Fulton Julie Fulton (born April 10, 1959) is an American actress of stage and screen. Fulton was born in Evanston, Illinois. Career Fulton portrayed astronaut Judith Resnik in the movie about the shuttle disaster Challenger. She also played a secreta ...

as Christine *

David James Elliott David James Elliott (born September 21, 1960) is a Canadian actor who was the star of the series '' JAG'', playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. Early life Elliott was born David William Smith on September 21, 1960, in Milton ...

as Andrew *

Jed Allan Jed Allan Brown (March 1, 1935 – March 9, 2019), known professionally as Jed Allan, was an American actor and television host, best known as C.C. Capwell on '' Santa Barbara'', Don Craig on '' Days of Our Lives'', Rush Sanders on ' ...

as Brad Duggan *

Maurice Benard Maurice Benard (born March 1, 1963) is an American actor. In 1993, he was cast as Sonny Corinthos on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. Early life and career Benard was born Mauricio José Morales in Martinez, California, the son of Mar ...

as Steve

Production

The film was shot on location in

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in March 1990.

Home media

The film was released on

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under the title ''Lethal Charm'' by LIVE Home Video on August 18, 1993.

Ratings

The film was watched by 24.5 million US viewers.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Her Wicked Ways 1991 television films 1991 films 1991 thriller films American thriller films CBS network films Films about journalism Films scored by Fred Karlin Films set in Washington, D.C. Films shot in Washington, D.C. ITC Entertainment films American drama television films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Richard Michaels 1990s American films