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‘Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story’ Cast, Plot, & Photos from True Story

‘Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story’ is a Lifetime movie based on a true story. It was created in 2015 about a 16-year old cheerleader who was abducted. Let’s dive in to get details on the stars of the movie plus see a behind the scenes video.


‘Kidnapped: The Hannah Story’ Plot

Meet 16-year old Hannah Anderson. On the afternoon of August 3, 2013, she on her way home to a San Diego suburb from cheerleading practice when she was abducted. The story took a deeper twist when the bodies of Hannah’s mother and brother were found in the home of their family friend, James DiMaggio. Police discovered this later on in the same day Hannah was abducted. An AMBER alert and manhunt was issued for Hannah.

For 7 days straight, the 16 year old was kept as DiMaggio’s prisoner as they attempted to make their way across the state of California. The two were later found in Idaho. However, DiMaggio didn’t make it as he was killed in a shootout with the FBI agents on the case. Hannah was the only survivor. Police and detectives were relying on her memory and recount of events to find out just what happened. What was the nature of the relationship between Hannah and her abductor? Find out as police uncover the truth.


Jessica Amlee as Hannah Anderson

Jessica Amlee is a Canadian born actress, born on July 17, 1994. She is best recognized for her role as Mallory in the television series Heartland. Jessica also stars in the Netflix tween drama as Jackie Sanders. In 2015, she was cast as Hannah Anderson in the Lifetime true story.

Just in February 2020, Jessica shared a few photos from one of her recent movies called The Runner. She said, “I’m really, excited for this!
We put a lot of sweat and tears into making this movie. I loved every second of it..
Super grateful for the A+ team of crew/cast and our boss lady of a Director.”

The recent photos of Jessica show a big likeness to bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. See this photo of Jessica and her friend celebrating her birthday.


Scott Patterson as James DiMaggio

Scott Patterson is an American actor, musician and baseball player. He is well known for his role as Luke Danes in Gilmore Girls. He also starred in the NBC drama series, The Event. From 1980-1986, Scott was a pitcher for the minor leagues of The Atlanta Braves and The New York Yankees.

The 62-year old was born on September 11, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has been married twice. The first time to Vera Davich from 1983 to 1985 and currently is married to Kristine Saryan since 2001. He has a son and loves spending time with him. Scott captioned this cute photo, “Angel on shoulder, can’t fail, love is all, best to everyone xo S #fatherandson #fathersontime #myboy”


Full Cast List

Jessica Amlee as Hannah Anderson
Scott Patterson as James DiMaggio
Brian McNamara as Brett Anderson
Jay Pickett as Agent McKinnon
Bailey Anne Borders as Cassie
Susie Castillo as Colleen Ryan
Trilby Glover as Tina Anderson
Gavin Collin as Ethan Anderson
Tim Abell as Mark John
Diane Witter as Christa John
Tim Haldeman as Mike Young
Mandy June Turpin as Mary Young
Lynn Milano as Sara
Ron Harper as Ralph
Bob Rumnock as Sheriff Bill Gore
Michael Gaglio as Reporter – Jackson

Behind the Scenes Video

Get a glimpse at what it was like to film Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story in 2015.

Watch Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story on streaming on Lifetime.


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