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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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