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Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story on Lifetime- Full cast list

Modified Oct 24, 2024 12:42 GMT

Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story is the latest movie coming up on Lifetime. The plot follows the story of Ruby Franke, who ran a web series called "8 Passengers" with her family, where she documented her life along with her husband and their six children. Ruby seemed to have a perfect life, but it all fell apart when her marriage counselor, Jodi Hildebrandt, entered the picture.

Jodi moved into Ruby’s home and the environment at home soon became toxic. Ruby's husband had to move out, and the two women resorted to a very strict method of disciplining the children, which crossed the boundary of strictness and became abusive. This became clear when Ruby’s 12-year-old son escaped from home with clear signs of abuse, and the truth came to light.

A Change.org petition was launched following allegations of child abuse and neglect, and Ruby deleted her YouTube channel. She then started working as a mental health coach at ConneXions, a company run by Jodi.

Cast list of Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story explored

Here is the full cast list of the Lifetime movie, which premieres on October 26, 2024.

1) Emilie Ullerup as Ruby Franke

Emilie Ullerup was born in Denmark, where her father, Ove Ullerup-Petersen, held a royal title. After graduating from high school in Copenhagen in 2003, she moved to Vancouver to pursue a career in acting. She enrolled in the Vancouver Film School and graduated in 2005.

Emilie Ullerup is best known for her role as Ashley Magnus on the TV series Sanctuary and Bree O'Brien on the Hallmark Channel drama series Chesapeake Shores. Her first role was as Julia Prynne in the sci-fi TV show Battlestar Galactica. Ullerup also played Sandra in the first episode of Blood Ties (2006), and she will star in the lead role as Ruby Franke in Lifetime's Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story.

2) Heather Locklear as Jodi Hildebrandt

Emilie Ullerup stars in the lead role, alongside Heather Locklear as Jodi Hildebrandt, Ruby's marriage counselor, in Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story. Locklear is an American actor famous for her role as Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place (1993–1999), for which she received four consecutive Golden Globe nominations.

Locklear is also familiar to viewers as Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty (1981 to 1989), which was her first major television role. Heather Locklear has also played Officer Stacy Sheridan on T. J. Hooker (1982–1986) and Caitlin Moore on Spin City (1999–2002), for which she earned two more Golden Globe nominations.

She also had a recurring role on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland and a main role on the TNT dramedy series Franklin & Bash in 2013. Some of her film credits include Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Firestarter (1984), The Perfect Man (2005), and Money Talks (1997).

Others starring in Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story

Here is the list of other actors and the roles they play in the upcoming Lifetime movie:

Josh Blacker as Kevin Franke
Nolen Dubuc as Chad Franke
Savannah Miller as Shari Franke
Marc-Anthony Massiah as Braxton Young
Alana Hawley Purvis as Professor Olsen
Dani Alvarado as Darcy Bastow

Catch Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story on Lifetime channel this Saturday.