Mermaid (2000 film)

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Mermaid, released in 2000, is a television movie based on the real-life story of Desiree Leanne Gill as she learns to accept her father's death.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/reviews/mermaid-1200462165/|title = Mermaid|date = 19 May 2000}}{{cite book |last= Roberts |first= Jerry |date= 2009 |title= Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediatele00robe|url-access= limited |publisher= Scarecrow Press |page= [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediatele00robe/page/n392 370]-371}} It aired originally on Showtime,{{cite news |last= Schultz|first= Paul|date= May 20, 2000|title= Daddy's Little Girl Lost|location= New York Daily News}} and it was released on DVD in 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/mermaid/1151905/main/|title = Mermaid (2000) - Movie}} Jodelle Ferland and Ellen Burstyn were both nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapcentral.com/emmys/archives/2000.php|title=Daytime Emmys Central: 28th Annual (2000-2001)}}{{cite web| url = https://www.bustle.com/p/is-milly-bobby-brown-the-youngest-emmy-nominee-ever-the-stranger-things-actor-just-got-her-first-nom-70000| title = Is Milly Bobby Brown The Youngest Emmy Nominee Ever? The 'Stranger Things' Actor Just Got Her First Nom| date = 13 July 2017}}