Mona Lisa Smile (2003)


Julia Roberts           Katherine Ann Watson
Julia Stiles            Joan Brandwyn
Kirsten Dunst           Betty Warren
Maggie Gyllenhaal       Giselle Levy
Marcia Gay Harden       Nancy Abbey
Dominic West            Bill Dunbar
Topher Grace            Tommy Donegal
Ginnifer Goodwin        Connie Baker
Juliet Stevenson        Amanda Armstrong
Laura Allen             Susan Delacorte
John Slattery           Paul Moore
Marian Seldes           President Jocelyn Carr
Donna Mitchell          Mrs. Warren
Terence Rigby           Dr. Edward Staunton
Leslie Lyles            Housing Director
Lily Lodge              House Matron
Jordan Bridges          Spencer Jones
Ebon Moss-Bachrach      Charlie Stewart

Directed by:            Mike Newell
Produced by:            Joe Roth, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Paul Schiff


In 1953, a time when women's roles were rigidly defined, free-spirited, novice art history professor 
Katherine Watson begins teaching at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College--which despite its 
academic reputation, is an environment where success is measured by 'how well' the students marry. 
Encouraging these women to strive for a more enlightened future, Watson challenges the administration 
and inspires her students to look beyond the image of what is, and consider the possibilities of what 
could be--contrary to popular belief.

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Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. 
Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for 
her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to find the 
right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their 
potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible 
with the dominant culture of the college.

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Set in 1953, Katherine Watson (Roberts) is a free-spirited graduate of UCLA who accepts a teaching 
post at Wellesley College, a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores 
of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom.