A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

This made-for-TV biography paints a moving portrait of the extraordinary life of Annette Funnicello, a Mouseketeer who grew up to be America’s sweetheart. The story not only covers her professional rise to stardom both as an actress and a recording star, but also provides a look into her private life., Annette Funicello appears in a TV-movie based on her autobiography, recounting her start on “The Mickey Mouse Club,” and leading up to her battle against multiple sclerosis as an adult. Eva La Rue portrays the grown-up Annette. Virginia: Linda Lavin. Teen Annette: Andrea Nemeth. Young Annette: Elysa Hogg.