Mona Lisa Smile
They had everything. She showed them more.
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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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.
Director Mike Newell
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Cast
Dorothy Dwyer
Faculty
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Giselle Levy
Jordan Bridges
Spencer Jones
John Scurti
Stan Sher
Chris Burke
Custodian
Marian Seldes
President Jocelyn Carr
Annika Marks
Art History Student
John Farrer
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Stellato
NYC Cabbie (uncredited)
Katherine Argo
Dancer
Kim Villanueva
Dancer
Canedy Knowles
Christmas Student
Kevin Osborne
Band Announcer
Eric Bruno Borgman
College Janitor (uncredited)
Ginnifer Goodwin
Connie Baker
Brad Mehldau
Pianist
Ty Copeman
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Melissa Goodwin Shepherd
Dancer (uncredited)
Dominic West
Bill Dunbar
Marni Penning
Art History Student (uncredited)
Lisa Roberts Gillan
Miss Albini
Julia Stiles
Joan Brandwyn
Kirsten Dunst
Betty Warren
Rony Clanton
Porter
Lauren Adler
Art History Student
Maria Rusolo
Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Charlie Stewart
Tori Amos
Singer
Lily Rabe
Art History Student
Leslie Lyles
Housing Director
Michael Cuomo
Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Liesl Ehardt
Joan Brandwyn's Friend (uncredited)
Amber Paul
Art History Student (uncredited)
Topher Grace
Tommy Donegal
Aleksa Palladino
Frances the Girl in Italian Class
Whitney Avalon
Almost-Hit Bike Rider (uncredited)
Marcia Gay Harden
Nancy Abbey
Donna Mitchell
Mrs. Warren
Mary Pascoe
Photographer
Vivian Kalinov
Artist - Metal Sculptor (uncredited)
Josh Mowery
Dancer (uncredited)
Marylouise Burke
President Jocelyn Carr's Secretary (uncredited)
Chuck Montgomery
Tall Man
Maja Wampuszyc
Art History Student
Julie Wagner
Bartender
Emily Bauer
Art History Student
Kevin Anton
Harvard Student (uncredited)
Taylor Roberts
Louise
Charles Techman
Harvard Dorm Monitor
John Slattery
Paul Moore
Janine Barris
Art History Student
Kristen Connolly
Art History Student
Kristen Marie Holly
Christmas Student
Juliet Stevenson
Amanda Armstrong
Laura Allen
Susan Delacorte
Josh Mann
Harvard Student (uncredited)
Terence Rigby
Dr. Edward Staunton
Kate Reilly
Art History Student
Krysten Ritter
Art History Student
Julia Roberts
Katherine Ann Watson
Christopher Braden
Bartender
Anthony Backman
Sully Mason Impressionist (uncredited)