Stage Beauty

Stage Beauty

She was the first of her kind. He was the last of his.

2004 en 106 minutes

Rating: 6.7

Plot

Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.

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Cast

Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Maria

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

Ned Kynaston

Derek Hutchinson

Derek Hutchinson

Stage Manager

Mark Letheren

Mark Letheren

Male Emelia/Dickie

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Betterton

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Samuel Pepys

Fenella Woolgar

Fenella Woolgar

Lady Meresvale

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Sir Charles Sedley

Clare Higgins

Clare Higgins

Mistress Revels

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

King Charles II

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Sir Peter Lely

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Sir Edward Hyde

Jack Kempton

Jack Kempton

Call Boy

David Westhead

David Westhead

Harry

Nick Barber

Nick Barber

Nick

Stephen Marcus

Stephen Marcus

Thomas Cockerell

Zoë Tapper

Zoë Tapper

Nell Gwynn

Isabella Calthorpe

Isabella Calthorpe

Lady Jane Bellamy

Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Miss Frayne

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