A Single Woman
2008A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and reformer) that takes us from her childhood in 1880's Montana, to her last television interview in 1972. Deliciously political, occasionally chilling, ironic and idiosyncratic, A Single Woman illuminates the role of the individual in the American legislative process with a whimsical amalgamation of storytelling, high-powered discourse and communion. The program is a filmed version of the successful stage play.
Acted in
Jeanmarie Simpson
as Jeannette Rankin
Patricia Arquette
as Storyteller
Joyce Julianne Auer
as Carrie Chapman Catt
Karen Black
as Storyteller
Traber Burns
as Harry Truman / Sam Rayburn / Newspaper Editor
Kate Connor
as Alice Paul
Peter Coyote
as Maury Maverick
Cameron Crain
as 70's Anchorman / Georgia Congressman / 1917 Reporter
Frances Fisher
as Narrator / Suffragist
Richard Fisher
as John McCormack
Barry Ford
as Uncle Joe Cannon
Andy Hirsch
as W.W.I Reporter
Shyla Huber
as Katharine Anthony
Mimi Kennedy
as Storyteller
Margot Kidder
as Storyteller
Cassidy Lehrman
as Young Jeannette Rankin
Qing Lin
as Chinese Girl
Qxing Lin
as Chinese Girl
Joel Marshall
as John Raker
Judd Nelson
as Jewish Reporter
Elizabeth Peña
as Storyteller
Jeremy Radin
as Fiorello LaGuardia
Mary Kay Riley
as Belle Fleigelman Weinstein / Jeanette's Mother
Cindy Sheehan
as Storyteller
Jeffrey J. Simpson
as Wellington Rankin
Chandra Wilson
as Coretta Scott King (voice)
Cameron Gordon
as Tennessee Man