The RUSS-L Casting List:
* MARY RUSSELL *
The ideal actress to play Mary would be...
Tall (definitely over 5' 8"), have long strawberry blond hair and blue eyes, be pretty
but somewhat androgynous-looking (i.e. no voluptuous pin-ups; Mary disguises
herself as a boy several times), be able to play Mary at ages 15-21, be
very good with accents (especially numerous specific British ones), and
be very intelligent (Mary's an Oxford gal, after all). With that in mind,
here are the suggested contenders for the role...
GILLIAN ANDERSON
Best known as:
Lily Bart in the upcoming version of "The House of Mirth" (film,
2000), Special Agent Dana Scully in "The
X-Files" (TV series and film, 1993-present), and Meredith in
"Playing By Heart"
(film, 1998).
CATE BLANCHETT
Best known as:
Connie Falzone in "Pushing
Tin" (film, 1999), Lady Gertrud Chiltern in "An
Ideal Husband" (film, 1999), Queen Elizabeth in "Elizabeth"
(film, 1998) and Lucinda in "Oscar
and Lucinda" (film, 1997).
CLARE DANES
Best known as:
Cosette in "Les Misérables"
(film, 1998), Juliet in "Romeo
+ Juliet" (film, 1996), Angela Chase in "My
So-Called Life" (TV series, 1994), and Beth March in "Little
Women" (film, 1994).
MINNIE DRIVER
Best known as:
Mabel Chiltern in "An
Ideal Husband" (film, 1999), Skylar in "Good
Will Hunting" (film, 1997), Debi Newberry in "Grosse
Pointe Blank" (film, 1997), and Benny in "Circle
of Friends" (film, 1995).
KIRSTEN DUNST
Best known as:
Tracy Lime in "Wag the
Dog" (film, 1997), Claudia in "Interview
With the Vampire" (film, 1994), Amy March (age 10) in "Little
Women" (film, 1994), and Campbell McCoy in "The
Bonfire of the Vanities" (film, 1990).
MEGAN FOLLOWS
Best known as:
Constanze Weber in "Amadeus" (Stratford Theatre Festival production,
1995), Juliet in "Romeo
and Juliet" (TV film, 1993), Rachel Brown in "Inherit
the Wind" (TV film, 1988), and Anne Shirley in "Anne
of Green Gables" and its sequels (TV films, 1985, 1987, and 1999).
HEATHER GRAHAM
Best known as:
Felicity Shagwell in "Austin
Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (film, 1999), Judy Robinson in "Lost
in Space" (film, 1998), Rollergirl in "Boogie
Nights" (film, 1997), and Lorraine in "Swingers"
(film, 1996).
COMING
SOON!
FLORA MONTGOMERY
Best known as:
Octavia Aldridge in "A
Certain Justice" (TV miniseries, 1998).
COMING
SOON!
NICOLA MYCROFT
Best known as:
Young Venetia in "A Certain
Justice" (TV miniseries, 1998).
GWYNETH PALTROW
Best known as:
Viola de Lesseps in "Shakespeare in Love" (film, 1998), Emma Woodhouse in "Emma" (film, 1996), and Tracy Mills in "Se7en".
COMING
SOON!
NATALIE PORTMAN
Best known as:
Queen Amidala in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (film, 1999), Anne Frank in "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1997-1999 Broadway revival cast), Laura in "Everyone Says I Love You", and Mathilda in "The Professional" (film, 1994).
JEMMA REDGRAVE
Best known as:
Barbara in Shaw's "Major Barbara" (London's 1998 West End production),
Dr. Eleanor Bramwell in various TV series and miniseries, including "Bramwell"
(TV series, 1995), and Evie Wilcox in "Howard's
End" (film, 1992).
CHRISTINA RICCI
Best known as:
Val in 200 Cigarettes (film, 1999), Dedee Truitt in "The Opposite of Sex" (film, 1998), Shelley in "Pecker" (film, 1998), and Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family".
WINONA RYDER
Best known as:
Annalee Call in "Alien:
Resurrection" (film, 1997), Abigail Williams in "The
Crucible" (film, 1996), Lelaina Pierce in "Reality
Bites" (film, 1993), Jo March in "Little
Women" (film, 1994), and Veronica Sawyer in "Heathers"
(film, 1989).
LEELEE SOBIESKI
Best known as:
Joan D'Arc in "Joan of
Arc" (TV miniseries, 1999) and Sarah Hotchner in "Deep
Impact" (film, 1998).
MIRA SORVINO
Best known as:
Amy Benic in "At First
Sight" (film, 1999), Romy White in "Romy
and Michele's High School Reunion" (film, 1997), Linda Ash in
"Mighty Aphrodite"
(film, 1995), and Sandra Goodwin in "Quiz
Show" (film, 1994).
UMA THURMAN
Best known as:
Irene Cassini in "Gattaca"
(film, 1997), Mia in "Pulp
Fiction" (film, 1994), Venus/Rose in The
Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (film, 1988), and Cecile De Volanges
in "Dangerous
Liasons" (1988).
KATE WINSLET
Best known as:
Julia in "Hideous Kinky"
(film, 1998), Rose DeWitt Bukater in "Titanic"
(film, 1997), Ophelia in "Hamlet"
(film, 1996), Marianne Dashwood in "Sense
and Sensibility" (film, 1995), and Juliet Hulme in "Heavenly
Creatures" (film, 1994).
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