Princess Daisy is a 1983 American television miniseries directed by Waris Hussein, based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Judith Krantz. Plot Princess Daisy tells the story of a young girl who is sent to England to live with her father, Prince Valensky, after her mother's death in a car crash. Unfortunately, Daisy is immediately separated from her twin sister Dani, who is a special needs child not accepted by their father. When Daisy turns 16, their father dies in a plane accident. The girl is forced to take care of her life herself, especially when her half-brother starts seeing in her more than just a sister. Cast Merete Van Kamp .... Daisy & Dani Valensky Lindsay Wagner .... Francesca Valensky Stacy Keach .... Prince Alexander "Stash" Valensky Claudia Cardinale .... Anabelle de Fourdemont Valensky Robert Urich .... Patrick Shannon Paul Michael Glaser .... Fred North Rupert Everett .... Ram Valensky Ringo Starr .... Robin Valerian Barbara Bach .... Vanessa Valerian Nicolas Coster .... Matty Firestone Rachel & Melissa Dennis .... young Daisy & Dani Alexa Kenin .... Kiki Kavanaugh Critical reception Richard Corliss wrote of the miniseries, "Not even trash can guarantee the happy ending, and, alas, it happened to Jane Doe: Princess Daisy proved a small screen bust." However, The Guardian was more positive; while it criticized the acting, it concluded, "Despite all that, Princess Daisy is much better quality kitsch than Lace. It has all the same, essential mini-series requirements: vulgar opulence, beautiful people, international locations, the lot. But it also has a strong, closely packed story line, with the kind of fairy tale elements—the mirror image twin, the evil step-relation—that can remind you of childhood frissons; and it has characters in place of those perambulating coat hangers we had last week. And if we customers don't take the trouble to distinguish between good and bad rubbish, you know exactly what kind we will get in future." References External links 1983 television films 1983 films 1980s American television miniseries Films directed by Waris Hussein Films scored by Lalo Schifrin NBC network original films Adaptations of works by Judith Krantz