How to Build a Girl
2020The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's bestselling semi-autobiographical novel.
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Beanie Feldstein
as Johanna Morrigan
Paddy Considine
as Pat Morrigan
Sarah Solemani
as Angie Morrigan
Alfie Allen
as John Kite
Frank Dillane
as Tony Rich
Laurie Kynaston
as Krissi Morrigan
Arinzé Kene
as Kenny
Tadhg Murphy
as Andy Rock
Ziggy Heath
as Derby
Bobby Schofield
as Pricey
Chris O'Dowd
as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Joanna Scanlan
as Mrs. Belling
Emma Thompson
as Amanda
Dónal Finn
as Karl Boden
Stellan Powell
as Lupin Morrigan
Freya Perry
as Morrigan Twin
Harper Perry
as Morrigan Twin
Violet Amer
as Morrigan Twin
Andi Oliver
as Donna Summer
Michael Sheen
as Sigmund Freud
Sue Perkins
as Emily Bronte
Mel Giedroyc
as Charlotte Bronte
Alexei Sayle
as Karl Marx
Lily Allen
as Elizabeth Taylor
Gemma Arterton
as Maria Von Trapp
Jameela Jamil
as Cleopatra
Lucy Punch
as Sylvia Plath
Sharon Horgan
as Jo March
Ralph Prosser
as Lee Veltman
Johnny Mindlin
as Sound Man
Samantha Morrish
as Female TV Runner
Vicki Pepperdine
as Smart DSS Woman
Patsy Ferran
as Snow Pixie
Asheq Akhtar
as Mr. Sanghera
Edward Bluemel
as Strange Cases Manager
Hammed Animashaun
as Ed Edwards
Tobi Bamtefa
as Gig Doorman
Oliver Barrs
as Hallows Drummer
Antony Somers
as Press Officer
Bob Mortimer
as Awards Host
Ciara May Wilson
as Goth School Girl
John Peters
as Cab Driver
Sonia Goswami
as Pediatrician Alex Slade (uncredited)
Ryan Nolan
as Damon Yardley (uncredited)