So I saw this movie as a kid but only remember one scene…the mother or some woman put a little girl (10-12 age) in a bathtub with hot water because she got her white dress dirty. She is still wearing the dress when she puts her in the tub and she fights with the mother/woman doing this to her! I wish I could remember more but that’s all I can remember. And it’s defiantly not Mommie Dearest.
It might be Sybil.
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night(1977)?
Probably “The People Under the Stairs” (1991) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdEvIFmMEeA
OK, an odd situation here, but this is actually a Solve for ellielaneimagery… see this thread for the reason why: http://irememberthismovie.com/movie-similar-to-mommie-dearest/