Mona Lisa Smile
They had everything. She showed them more.
Genres
Overview
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
Details
Budget
$72300000
Revenue
$141337989
Runtime
117 min
Release Date
2003-12-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1788
Vote Average
6.93
Julia Roberts
Katherine Ann Watson
Kirsten Dunst
Betty Warren
Julia Stiles
Joan Brandwyn
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Giselle Levy
Ginnifer Goodwin
Connie Baker
Dominic West
Bill Dunbar
Juliet Stevenson
Amanda Armstrong
Marcia Gay Harden
Nancy Abbey
John Slattery
Paul Moore
Marian Seldes
President Jocelyn Carr
Donna Mitchell
Mrs. Warren
Terence Rigby
Dr. Edward Staunton
Jennie Eisenhower
Girl at the Station
Leslie Lyles
Housing Director
Laura Allen
Susan Delacorte
Topher Grace
Tommy Donegal
Lily Lodge
House Matron
Jordan Bridges
Spencer Jones
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Charlie Stewart
Chuck Montgomery
Tall Man
Taylor Roberts
Louise
John Scurti
Stan Sher
Ed Peed
Taxi Driver
Rony Clanton
Porter
Becky Veduccio
Blue Ship Hostess
Paul Vincent Black
Joseph O'Neil
Lisa Roberts Gillan
Miss Albini
June Miller
Cape Cod Hostess
Aleksa Palladino
Frances the Girl in Italian Class
Charles Techman
Harvard Dorm Monitor
Lauren Adler
Art History Student
Daisy Baldwin
Art History Student
Janine Barris
Art History Student
Emily Bauer
Art History Student
Kirstie Bingham
Art History Student
Jennifer Bowen
Art History Student
Angelique Claire
Art History Student
Nikki Coble
Art History Student
Kristen Connolly
Art History Student
Kristyn Coppola
Art History Student
Kimberly Ehly
Art History Student
Megan Marie Ford
Art History Student
Lauren Fruchter
Art History Student
Kate Glass
Art History Student
Amanda Gruss
Art History Student
Stella Hao
Art History Student
Walker Hays
Art History Student
Michele Hillen
Art History Student
Annika Marks
Art History Student
Amy Montminy
Art History Student
Lily Rabe
Art History Student
Kate Reilly
Art History Student
Krysten Ritter
Art History Student
Brandy Tipton
Art History Student
Trisha Trokan
Art History Student
Megan Tropea
Art History Student
Maja Wampuszyc
Art History Student
Mary Pascoe
Photographer
Elise Passamani
Phyllis
Laura M. Flahive
Wet Girl
Devon Jencks
Wet Girl
Erin E. Richardson
Wet Girl
Emily R. See
Wet Girl
Rob Buntzen
Wedding Planner Host
Richard O'Rourke
Igor
Chris Bonomo
Groomsman
Katherine Argo
Dancer
Shelby Bond
Dancer
Lou Brock
Dancer
Michael Choi
Dancer
Melissa Deles
Dancer
John D. Fowler
Dancer
Nicole Frydman
Dancer
Noelle Gibson
Dancer
Maria Vicens Girau
Dancer
Natalie Gomez
Dancer
Sid Grant
Dancer
Madeleine Hackney
Dancer
Betina Hershey
Dancer
Yuval Hod
Dancer
Richard Jones
Dancer
Jerry Jordan
Dancer
Nickolay Khazanov
Dancer
Nadia Kravets
Dancer
Maria Levinstein
Dancer
KellyDawn Malloy
Dancer
Annette Nicole
Dancer
Lance Olds
Dancer
Joe Palmer
Dancer
Christian Perry
Dancer
Daniel Ponickly
Dancer
Tony Scheppler
Dancer
Solomon Singer
Dancer
Gabriel Vaughan
Dancer
Kim Villanueva
Dancer
Dan Weltner
Dancer
Sarah Billings Wheeler
Dancer
Denise Zadroga
Dancer
Peter J. Rowan
Wedding Photographer
Tori Amos
Singer
Kevin Osborne
Band Announcer
Brad Mehldau
Pianist
Larry Grenadier
Bass Player
Julie Wagner
Bartender
Jennifer Anderson
Projectionist
Lindsey White
Projectionist
Chris Burke
Custodian
Dorothy Dwyer
Faculty
Melanie Angelique Moyer
Christmas Student
Canedy Knowles
Christmas Student
Kristen Marie Holly
Christmas Student
Carrie Ann Kaye
Christmas Student
Liliane Thomas
Woman on Train
Jackie Sanders
Band Announcer
Anna Fields
Eleanor Warren (uncredited)
Valerie Vaile
Jane Whitmore (uncredited)
Jill Whitaker
Vanessa McIntyre (uncredited)
Randi Newton
Miranda (uncredited)
Grenville Cuyler
Phillip McIntyre (uncredited)
Erik Davies
Robert Flint (uncredited)
Gunna Wilson
Spencer's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Corey W. Allen
Giselle's Wedding Date (uncredited)
Marylouise Burke
President Jocelyn Carr's Secretary (uncredited)
Trish McGettrick
Governor's Wife (uncredited)
Jeannette Gould
Faculty (uncredited)
Whitney Avalon
Almost-Hit Bike Rider (uncredited)
Eric Bruno Borgman
College Janitor (uncredited)
Cristie Schoen Codd
Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Katrina Connor
Art History Student (uncredited)
Marlo DiCrasto
Art History Student (uncredited)
Ashley Dru Douglass
Art History Student (uncredited)
Liesl Ehardt
Joan Brandwyn's Friend (uncredited)
Jessica Leigh Johnson
Art History Student (uncredited)
Marni Penning
Art History Student (uncredited)
Dina Rose Rivera
Art History Student (uncredited)
Melissa Goodwin Shepherd
Dancer (uncredited)
Josh Mowery
Dancer (uncredited)
Matthew Shaffer
Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Cuomo
Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Maria Rusolo
Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Christopher Braden
Bartender
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