Movie · 2004
Stage Beauty
Released 3 September 2004 More from 2004 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
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How old were they?
Richard Griffiths
as Sir Charles Sedley
Tom Wilkinson
as Betterton
Clare Higgins
as Mistress Revels
David Westhead
as Harry
Hugh Bonneville
as Samuel Pepys
Tom Hollander
as Sir Peter Lely
Billy Crudup
as Ned Kynaston
Ben Chaplin
as George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham
Zoë Tapper
as Nell Gwynn
Alice Eve
as Miss Frayne
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The numbers
35years between the oldest and youngest billed
57Richard Griffiths — oldest on the call sheet
22Alice Eve — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast