
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
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Claire Danes as Maria

Billy Crudup as Ned Kynaston

Derek Hutchinson as Stage Manager

Mark Letheren as Male Emelia/Dickie

Tom Wilkinson as Betterton

Ben Chaplin as George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham

Hugh Bonneville as Samuel Pepys

Fenella Woolgar as Lady Meresvale

Richard Griffiths as Sir Charles Sedley

Clare Higgins as Mistress Revels

Rupert Everett as King Charles II

Tom Hollander as Sir Peter Lely

Edward Fox as Sir Edward Hyde

Jack Kempton as Call Boy

David Westhead as Harry

Nick Barber as Nick

Stephen Marcus as Thomas Cockerell

Zoë Tapper as Nell Gwynn

Isabella Calthorpe as Lady Jane Bellamy

Alice Eve as Miss Frayne
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