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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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