Lacey Chabert and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star in the inspirational true story of a girl paralyzed in an accident who, with the constant care of her mother, overcame her disability and went on to graduate from Harvard University. Directed by Christopher Reeve. Ed Ellison: John Slattery. Young Brooke: Vanessa Marano. Kysten: Laurie Hedgepath. Reed: Ryan Hudson. Jan: Luke Flynn.