Overview
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
Cast
- Julia Roberts as Katherine Ann Watson
- Kirsten Dunst as Betty Warren
- Julia Stiles as Joan Brandwyn
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Giselle Levy
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Connie Baker
- Dominic West as Bill Dunbar
- Juliet Stevenson as Amanda Armstrong
- Marcia Gay Harden as Nancy Abbey
- John Slattery as Paul Moore
- Marian Seldes as President Jocelyn Carr