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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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