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.
Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Balsam, William Russ, Alice Krige, Louise Fletcher, Kerrie Keane
Crew: Anthony Page (Director), Gavin Lambert (Writer), Linda Yellen (Executive Producer), Brad Fiedel (Original Music Composer), John C. Horger (Editor), Eileen Mack Knight (Casting)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Lorimar Telepictures
Runtime: 120 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1986
IMDb: 5.6
Keywords:biography
