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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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