"Heart of the City"
television drama series
Began: 20th September, 1986
Ended: early-mid 1987.
13 episodes in total
Christina's role: Robin Kennedy, the daughter (about 15yo) of a widowed cop father.
Cast:
Robert Desiderio .............. Detective Wes Kennedy
Jonathan Ward ................. Kevin Kennedy
Christina Applegate ......... Robin Kennedy
Dick Anthony Williams ... Lt. Ed Van Duzer
Kario Salem ........................ Detective Rick Arno
Branscombe Richmond .... Sergeant Luke Halui
Robert Alan Browne ........ Detective Stanley Bumford
Episode Guides:
epguides.com
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Trivia:
Corey Feldman appeared in an episode with Christina, and six years later he popped up in MWC playing a date of Kelly's, in episode 0702 - "T-R-A Something Something Spells Tramp".
Jonathan Ward, who played Christina's brother, was previously seen in "Charles in Charge" -- Christina appeared in two episodes of this series, in 1984 and 1985.
Awards:
Christina won a Young Artist Award (Exceptional Performance By a Young Actress in a New Television, Comedy or Drama Series) for her role, in 1987. The show was also nominated for Best New Family Television, Comedy, or Drama Series; and Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a New Television, Comedy or Drama Series for Jonathan Ward, the same year.
1988 (?) saw the show win an ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series' for Woody Omens.
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