Iris Rainer

Birth : 1944-03-03, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

History

Iris Rainer Dart (born 1944) is an American author and playwright for television and the stage. Her most notable novel is Beaches, which was made into a 1988 film of the same name. She has also written several stage musicals as well as for television shows, such as The Sonny and Cher Show. She also voiced Donna, Peter Cottontail's love interest, in the stop-motion Easter classic, Here Comes Peter Cottontail. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Movies

Beaches

Novel

Follows the serendipitous meeting of two young girls on the Venice Boardwalk, who, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on unexpected and lifelong friendship. CC is an aspiring singer trying to make it in Los Angeles. Hillary is the daughter of a prominent civil rights lawyer who struggles to find her own destiny. Their friendship—even with its ups and downs—sustains them for decades.

Beaches

Novel

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

Nestor the donkey is a bit of an oddity--his long ears are enough for six donkeys and stretch all the way to the ground. One night, when Nestor is locked out in the cold, he begins to wander the desert.

The Mouse and His Child

Paper People / Starling (voice)

A mouse and his child, the two parts of a single small wind-up toy, go on a quest to become "self-winding".

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)

Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

Sister Catherine (voice)

A young shepherd, Lucas, is blinded by lightening, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in. Sister Catherine describes snow to Lucas, who has never seen it. Lucas gets chosen to play an angel in the abbey's Christmas pageant, and the Christmas snow that falls during the pageant works a small miracle.

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Donna (voice)

Peter Cottontail wants to be the #1 chief Easter Bunny, and everyone in April Valley agrees...except for Evil Irontail. Peter must deliver more eggs than this archrival to earn the top spot...and save Easter for children everywhere!

Cocoon

Jailed Hippie Girl

In this pilot film to the "Hawaii Five-0" television series, special law officer Steve McGarrett tracks down Red Chinese operatives and their spy ring in Honolulu.

The Big Mouth

Girl on Beach (uncredited)

A fisherman crosses paths with a diamond-smuggling gangster–who is his doppelgänger—and inadvertently takes his place at a resort hotel where he meets a special girl.