

And yet, a few of the following are so on point their actresses were nominated for Emmy awards. Some of our picks are so bad they’re awesome, while some will have you reaching for the tissue box. And even though the content has morphed over time to reflect cultural climates, satisfy trends, and comment on the hot-button social issues buzzing at office place watercoolers, two things have remained constant: a) They are all stories about women, and b) they are all entertaining.Īfter a deep dive into the network’s robust library-which gave us serious 1990s nostalgia thanks to the rotating cast of then-teen television mainstays like Candace Cameron Bure, Tori Spelling, and Tiffani Thiessen-we were able to curate what we believe is a list of the very best Lifetime has to offer. In what seems almost like a rite of passage, many of today’s most prominent women in the entertainment industry-from Queen Latifah and Ellen Burstyn to Patty Jenkins and Jennifer Aniston-have loaned their acting, writing, and directing talents to the network. But no matter the genre, you can always spot wildly familiar names in the film credits. She was also the best friend of Kinsey Ray and the rival of classmate Apple. The spoiled daughter of neglectful workaholic Reid Burkes, and her mother having died when she was young, Devon was used to getting anything she wanted.

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From its first movie launch in 1990 with Memories of a Murder to its rise as a network worthy of earning Emmy nods, Lifetime’s canon of made-for-cable movies has included tales that were ripped from the headlines, films that were inspired by true stories, and delights that are complete works of guilty-pleasure fiction. Devon Burkes (Megan Park) is the main villainess of the 2010 Lifetime film The Perfect Teacher (airdate September 12, 2010).
