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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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