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A girl found wandering in the Devon countryside is given refuge at a local noblewoman's house, where she recounts the fantastic story of her origin. Fact-based period drama, starring Phoebe Cates, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow and Wendy Hughes
1994
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Phoebe Cates
(Actor)
.. Princess Caraboo/Mary Baker
Kevin Kline
(Actor)
.. Frixos
John Lithgow
(Actor)
.. Prof Wilkinson
Wendy Hughes
(Actor)
.. Mrs. Worrall
Jim Broadbent
(Actor)
.. Mr. Worrall
Stephen Rea
(Actor)
.. Gutch
Peter Eyre
(Actor)
.. Lord Apthorpe
Jacqueline Pearce
(Actor)
.. Lady Apthorpe
Michael Austin
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Phoebe Cates
(Actor)
.. Princess Caraboo/Mary Baker
Kevin Kline
(Actor)
.. Frixos
Born:
October 24, 1947
in
St Louis, Missouri
Best Known For:
A Fish Called Wanda.
Early-life:
Kevin Delaney Kline was born in St Louis, Missouri, on October 24, 1947, the son of Margaret and Robert Joseph Kline. His father owned a record store and his father's father owned Kline's Inc., a department store chain. Kevin has three siblings, Alex, Christopher and Kate. After attending Indiana University in Bloomington, Kevin studied at the Juilliard School in New York. In 1972, he joined the Acting Company in New York and travelled across the country performing Shakespeare's plays and other classical works.
Career:
After working on the TV soap opera Search for Tomorrow, Kline returned to the stage in 1977 in Dance on a Country Grave. A year later he won a Tony Award for his work in Harold Prince's On the Twentieth Century. He won a second Tony in 1981 for his role in The Pirates of Penzance. In 1982, Kline made his film debut in Sophie's Choice. He won an Oscar for his role in 1989 British comedy A Fish Called Wanda. His other film credits include Cry Freedom (1987), Soapdish (1991), Grand Canyon (1991), Dave (1993), French Kiss (1995), Fierce Creatures (1997), The Pink Panther (2006), No Strings Attached (2011) and Last Vegas (2013).
Quote:
"I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, or a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving."
Trivia:
Wed actress Phoebe Cates in 1989. They have two children, Owen and Greta.
John Lithgow
(Actor)
.. Prof Wilkinson
Born:
October 19, 1945
in
Rochester, New York
Best Known For:
Playing Dick Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Early-life:
John Arthur Lithgow was born on October 19, 1945 in Rochester, New York. During his childhood, John moved frequently because of his father's job. He graduated from Harvard College in 1967 with a degree in history and literature. John claims that a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Utopia Limited at Harvard helped him decide to become an actor. After graduating from Harvard, he won a scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career:
Lithgow's career started out on the stage and he had many roles on Broadway. During the 1970s, he started to appear in films, such as Obsession (1976). He went on to receive Oscar nominations for his performances in The World According to Garp (1982) and Terms of Endearment (1983). He also appeared in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Footloose (1984) and Harry and the Hendersons (1987). From 1996 until 2001, he played Dick Solomon in the TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun. He also voiced Lord Farquaad in Shrek (2001). His film credits since then include Orange County (2002), Dreamgirls (2006), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Interstellar (2014). He has also had various TV roles, including playing Arthur Mitchell in Dexter, Winston Churchill in The Crown and Larry Henderson in Trial & Error.
Quote:
"One of the things you learn as an actor is that human beings are capable of almost anything. I'm sort of in the business of illustrating that fact."
Trivia:
While living in Yellow Springs, Ohio as a child, he and his siblings were often babysat by civil rights leader Coretta Scott King.
Wendy Hughes
(Actor)
.. Mrs. Worrall
Jim Broadbent
(Actor)
.. Mr. Worrall
Born:
May 24, 1949
in
Lincoln
Best Known For:
Iris, Moulin Rouge! and Bridget Jones's Diary.
Early-life:
Born May 24, 1949, in Lincoln, the youngest of three children. Father Roy was a furniture maker, who also renovated a Methodist chapel, turning it into a theatre, which was renamed the Broadbent Theatre after his death in 1971. Mother Dee was a sculptress and a keen amateur thespian. Jim attended a Quaker boarding school in Reading and, after passing his A-levels, attended art college. His heart lay in acting and he later transferred to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career:
Broadbent caught the eye of casting directors following Illuminatus in 1976, a 12-hour sci-fi production. He worked with the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and as the National Theatre of Brent, a two-man comedy troupe he co-founded with Patrick Barlow. Despite originally turning down the role of Del Boy, he played bent copper Roy Slater in Only Fools and Horses. Bigger parts came in the 1990s, in such projects as Life Is Sweet, Bullets Over Broadway, Richard III and Topsy-Turvy. He also starred in Bridget Jones's Diary, Moulin Rouge!, Iris (for which he won an Oscar), Gangs of New York, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and two Harry Potter movies. His recent work includes The Iron Lady, Cloud Atlas, Le Week-End, The Harry Hill Movie, Paddington and Get Santa.
Quote:
"As an actor, I'm quite prepared to look silly. I don't mind looking like a complete berk."
Trivia:
He reportedly declined an OBE in 2002.
Stephen Rea
(Actor)
.. Gutch
Peter Eyre
(Actor)
.. Lord Apthorpe
Jacqueline Pearce
(Actor)
.. Lady Apthorpe
Michael Austin
(Director)
