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Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts. The screenplay by Robert Harling is based on his 1987 play of the same name about the bond a group of women share in a small-town Southern community, and how ...
Steel Magnolias is a stage play by American writer Robert Harling, based on his experience with his sister's death. The play is a comedy-drama about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana. The title suggests the "female characters are as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel".
It is a contemporary retelling of the play Steel Magnolias and its 1989 film adaptation. [2] The new film stars an all-black American cast, including Queen Latifah as M'Lynn, Jill Scott as Truvy, Condola Rashād as Shelby, Adepero Oduye as Annelle, with Phylicia Rashād as Clairee and Alfre Woodard as Ouiser. [3] [4]
Hannah was a much bigger star than Roberts when the call went out for Steel Magnolias auditions.After making her film debut in Brian De Palma's The Fury in 1978, Hannah turned in acclaimed ...
What’s the name of the beauty parlor in “Steel Magnolias”? Answer: Truvy’s salon What 1980 movie does Dolly Parton star in with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, as well as sing the Oscar ...
She also starred in High Spirits (1988) opposite Peter O'Toole and ended the decade with Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Steel Magnolias featuring Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine and Julia Roberts (1989). Hannah played the daughter of Jack Lemmon's character in both of the Grumpy Old Men comedies.
Steel Magnolias had its premiere on Nov. 5, 1989, opening in theaters later that month. Among the accolades it earned was a BAFTA nomination for MacLaine, 90, and an Oscar nomination for Roberts.
Burke then played the role of Truvy in the original Broadway production of Steel Magnolias, playing the role for the shows entire four-month run from April 4 - July 31, 2005. [15] She also played Bella Horowitz during a five-episode arc on Boston Legal as a former flame of William Shatner's character, Denny Crane, in season three. [16]