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In 1960s Chicago, a married woman must turn to an underground organisation of women to help end her life-threatening pregnancy. Director Phyllis Nagy's drama based on a true story, starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver
2022
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Historical/Period Drama
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Elizabeth Banks
(Actor)
.. Joy
Sigourney Weaver
(Actor)
.. Virginia
Chris Messina
(Actor)
.. Will
Kate Mara
(Actor)
.. Lana
Wunmi Mosaku
(Actor)
.. Gwen
Cory Michael Smith
(Actor)
.. Dean
Phyllis Nagy
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Elizabeth Banks
(Actor)
.. Joy
Born:
February 10, 1974
in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Best Known For:
The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Hunger Games movies.
Early-life:
Born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on February 10, 1974, she is the eldest of four children. She was playing in a little league baseball team when she broke her leg sliding into third base. Trying out for a school play sparked her interest in acting. She went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania and the American Conservatory Theater.
Career:
Banks had small roles in various films before she raised her profile in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). She went on to star in Slither (2006), Meet Bill (2007), Fred Claus (2007), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), W. (2008), The Next Three Days (2010), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) and Pitch Perfect (2012). She was unrecognisable as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games (2012) and its sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). On the small screen, Banks has had recurring roles on Scrubs and 30 Rock.
Quote:
'I'm pleased that Hollywood hasn't figured out how to pigeonhole me yet.'
Trivia:
Her ancestry includes English, Irish Scottish and Dutch.
Sigourney Weaver
(Actor)
.. Virginia
Born:
October 08, 1949
in
New York
Best Known For:
The Alien films.
Early-life:
Born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949, in New York. Her mother was English actress Elizabeth Inglis, her father, Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver, was a former NBC TV president. She has an older brother called Trajan. Weaver often had an uncomfortable time at school because of her height, but became the class clown to prevent being teased. In 1963, she changed her name to Sigourney after a character in The Great Gatsby. She attended Stanford University and Yale School of Drama, but became frustrated when classmate Meryl Streep was given all the top roles.
Career:
Weaver's professional career began with several theatre roles. She had blink-and-you'll-miss-them roles in Serpico and Annie Hall, but it was 1979's Alien that made her a star. A string of acclaimed films, such as The Janitor and The Year of Living Dangerously, followed. Since then, she's received Oscar nominations for the sequel Aliens (a scene featuring her mother was eventually cut from the finished film), Working Girl and Gorillas in the Mist. Other notable projects include more Alien movies, the Ghostbusters films, Copycat, Galaxy Quest, The Ice Storm and Heartbreakers. More recent big-screen offerings include Avatar, Paul, Abduction and Vamps.
Quote:
'I've always regretted having such a serious career because I'm really more of an idiot.'
Trivia:
She provided the voice of a computer in WALL-E.
Chris Messina
(Actor)
.. Will
Kate Mara
(Actor)
.. Lana
Born:
February 27, 1983
in
Bedford, New York
Best Known For:
House of Cards and Fantastic Four.
Early-life:
Kate Rooney Mara was born in Bedford, New York, on February 27, 1983 to Timothy and Kathleen. She has two brothers, Daniel and Conor, and a sister, the actress Rooney Mara. Her mother's family founded the Pittsburgh Steelers and her father's family founded the New York Giants. Kate began acting at the age of nine in a school musical. She went on to attend the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University to study musical theatre. She made her TV debut in a 1997 episode of Law & Order.
Career:
Guest roles followed for Mara in a number of TV shows, including Everwood, Nip/Tuck, Boston Public, CSI Miami and CSI. She had recurring roles in Jack & Bobby and season five of 24. Her big break came in 2013 when she played Zoe Barnes alongside Kevin Spacey in the Netflix remake of House of Cards. Since then, she has largely concentrated on film roles, including Transcendence (2014), Fantastic Four (2015) and The Martian (2015). Her other film credits include Iron Man 2 (2010) and 127 Hours (2010).
Quote:
'In New York, you can just wake up and everything sorts itself out. I love that, not having a plan.'
Trivia:
Mara is a vegan.
Wunmi Mosaku
(Actor)
.. Gwen
Born:
July 31, 1986
in
Zaria, Nigeria
Best Known For:
Playing Gloria Taylor in Damilola, Our Loved Boy.
Early-life:
Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku was born on July 31, 1986 in Zaria, Nigeria. She moved with her family to Manchester, England, where she was educated at Trinity Church of England High School and Xaverian Sixth Form College and sang in the Manchester Girls Choir for 11 years. Wunmi graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007.
Career:
Mosaku's professional acting career began with various roles on the stage. Some of her early TV roles include appearances in Doctors and The Bill. She was cast as Joy in the BBC Two mini-series Moses Jones and then went on to appear in such TV series as Silent Witness, The Body Farm and Vera. Mosaku also appeared in the films Philomena (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). She played Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016). Her other recent TV credits include Guerilla and Fearless.
Quote:
'I don't pick roles because of a strong woman - most of the time, with the good characters, there's a certain vulnerability there. I pick roles because they're good stories that are being told.'
Trivia:
She won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Damilola, Our Loved Boy.
Cory Michael Smith
(Actor)
.. Dean
Phyllis Nagy
(Director)
