The Ann Jillian Story is a 1988 made-for-television film.
The real life story of actress Ann Jillian's struggle with breast cancer.
The film was shown on NBC on January 4, 1988, and had a 23.8 rating and a 35% share of the audience which made it the third highest-rated television movie of the 1987âÂÂ88 season in the United States behind the finale of Magnum, P.I. and Elvis and Me.
Ann Jillian received her third Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special, and won a 1989 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV.