Second Serve
Anthony Page1986-01-01
5.4
120 min
Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman. Flashback to 1964 before she was out as trans, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to deal with her and sends her to a colleague who diagnoses with a psychotic gender confusion, which he says can be unlearned. After a failed marriage and parenthood, she comes out as trans, with a new life in California.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Vanessa Redgrave | Renee Richards | Zac E. Chan |
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Martin Balsam | Dr. Beck | Unowned |
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William Russ | Josh | Unowned |
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Alice Krige | Gwen | Unowned |
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Louise Fletcher | Dr. Sadie M. Bishop | Unowned |
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Kerrie Keane | Meriam | Unowned |
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Richard Venture | Dr. David Bradley | Unowned |
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Reni Santoni | Dr. Roberto Granato | Unowned |
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Jeff Corey | Dr. Harry Benjamin | Unowned |
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Alan Feinstein | Bill | Unowned |
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Nina van Pallandt | Danielle | Unowned |
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Michael Cavanaugh | Gene Scott | Unowned |
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Kenneth Tigar | Ross | Unowned |
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Alison La Placa | Nightclub Singer | Unowned |
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Ray Girardin | Grigsby | Unowned |
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James Victor | Spaniard | Unowned |
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Gerry Gibson | Dr. Tirico | Unowned |
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Michael Harrington | Lowell | Unowned |
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Mews Small | Navy Wife | Unowned |
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Whit Hertford | Renee | Unowned |
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Keri Houlihan | Mike | Unowned |
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Bunny Summers | Mrs. Crockett | Unowned |
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Camila Ashland | Mrs. Brady | Unowned |
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Richard Newton | Naval Officer | Unowned |
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Santos Morales | Spanish Police Chief | Unowned |
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James Ingersoll | Dale | Unowned |
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Eunice Christopher | Gloria | Unowned |