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Agnes of God is a 1979 play by American playwright John Pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth but does not believe she has. After the child is found dead, a psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. The title is a pun on the Latin phrase Agnus Dei ("lamb of God").
Agnes of God is a 1985 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly. It was written by John Pielmeier, based on his 1979 play of the same name. The plot is about a novice nun (Tilly) who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virginal conception. A ...
Geraldine Page – Agnes of God as Mother Miriam Ruth; Amanda Plummer – A Taste of Honey as Josephine; Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical; Ben Harney – Dreamgirls as Curtis Taylor Jr. Herschel Bernardi – Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye; Victor Garber – Little Me as Various ...
“Thank God,” she laughs. She is a true gobbler of scenes in this week’s Conclave , a delicious mystery-cum-thriller about a troupe of ruthless Catholic priests electing a new pope.
For “Agnes,” something tragic had happened to her son, Nicholas Scratch, prompting her to be a workaholic. In the comics, Agatha does have a son named Nicholas Scratch, whom she abandoned in ...
Meg Tilly (born Margaret Elizabeth Chan on February 14, 1960) [1] is an American-Canadian actress and writer. [2]For her role in the 1985 film Agnes of God, she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She appeared on Broadway as Dr. Livingstone in Agnes of God (1982) and was a replacement in the role of Mattie Fae during the original Broadway run of August: Osage County. [7] She has been featured in major motion pictures over five decades, including early roles in The Carpetbaggers (1964), Ship of Fools (1965), and The Third Day (1965).
“Conclave” begins at a gathering to select a new pope in the name of God — though it becomes clear that selecting the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church is not a holy affair.