The drama centers on the life chronology of a Hollywood actress who becomes a successful film director in an era when directing was dominated by men.

Starting in 1951, Faye Price is a famous Hollywood actress who, while entertaining the troops during the Korean War, falls in love with Ward Thayer, a rich heir.

Lionel is a student, hoping to be a photographer one day, Greg is still in school and wants to become a football player, Valerie is an actress waiting for her big break and Anne is the quiet youngest sister.

Tragedy reaches the Thayer family when it is announces that Greg died in Da Nang, only a few days before peace was declared.

Valerie is jealous of her mother's success and they get into a fight when she announces she dropped out of UCLA for the lead role in a cheap horror film, for which she is required to go nude.

Soon, the Thayer family deal with a second tragedy, when Lionel and his life partner John get into a car accident.

Meanwhile, Valerie finally gets her big break, when she is given the second lead role in her mother's newest film project.

In the end, the movie directed by Faye and starring Valerie becomes a great success and Val enjoys her overnight stardom.

Ten years later, Val makes Anne realize that Faye was actually a great mother, but didn't have a lot of time.

Produced by Douglas S. Cramer and directed by Jack Bender, the four-hour miniseries was broadcast on NBC in two parts on October 23 and 24, 1994.

[1][2][3] David Hiltbrand of People wrote, "This hackneyed attempt to blend Hollywood glamor with family values is cosmetically appealing, but underneath that veneer crawl the worms of artifice, predictability and bad acting.

"[3] Michael Watkins was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie in 1995 for Family Album.