A Single Woman

A Single Woman

92 mins | Sept. 21, 2008

A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and reformer) that takes us from her childhood in 1880's Montana, to her last television interview in 1972. Deliciously political, occasionally chilling, ironic and idiosyncratic, A Single Woman illuminates the role of the individual in the American legislative process with a whimsical amalgamation of storytelling, high-powered discourse and communion. The program is a filmed version of the successful stage play.

A Single Woman

92 mins | Sept. 21, 2008

A Single Woman
A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and reformer) that takes us from her childhood in 1880's Montana, to her last television interview in 1972. Deliciously political, occasionally chilling, ironic and idiosyncratic, A Single Woman illuminates the role of the individual in the American legislative process with a whimsical amalgamation of storytelling, high-powered discourse and communion. The program is a filmed version of the successful stage play.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers
Original title A Single Woman
Directors Kamala Lopez
Writers Jeanmarie Simpson

Cast

Jeanmarie Simpson

as Jeannette Rankin

Patricia Arquette

as Storyteller

Joyce Julianne Auer

as Carrie Chapman Catt

Karen Black

as Storyteller

Traber Burns

as Harry Truman / Sam Rayburn / Newspaper Editor

Kate Connor

as Alice Paul

Peter Coyote

as Maury Maverick

Cameron Crain

as 70's Anchorman / Georgia Congressman / 1917 Reporter

Frances Fisher

as Narrator / Suffragist

Richard Fisher

as John McCormack

Barry Ford

as Uncle Joe Cannon

Andy Hirsch

as W.W.I Reporter

Shyla Huber

as Katharine Anthony

Mimi Kennedy

as Storyteller

Margot Kidder

as Storyteller

Cassidy Lehrman

as Young Jeannette Rankin

Qing Lin

as Chinese Girl

Qxing Lin

as Chinese Girl

Joel Marshall

as John Raker

Judd Nelson

as Jewish Reporter

Elizabeth Peña

as Storyteller

Jeremy Radin

as Fiorello LaGuardia

Mary Kay Riley

as Belle Fleigelman Weinstein / Jeanette's Mother

Cindy Sheehan

as Storyteller

Jeffrey J. Simpson

as Wellington Rankin

Chandra Wilson

as Coretta Scott King (voice)

Cameron Gordon

as Tennessee Man