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Second Serve

54 %|Jan 1, 1986|Drama, TV Movie

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.

Featured Crew

Anthony Page
Director
Gavin Lambert
Writer
Linda Yellen
Executive Producer
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
John C. Horger
Editor
Eileen Mack Knight
Casting
Jan Scott
Production Design

Cast

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Vanessa Redgrave
Renee Richards
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Louise Fletcher
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
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Richard Venture
Dr. David Bradley
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Reni Santoni
Dr. Roberto Granato
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Jeff Corey
Dr. Harry Benjamin
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Alison La Placa
Nightclub Singer
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James Victor
Spaniard
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Gerry Gibson
Dr. Tirico
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Mews Small
Navy Wife
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Bunny Summers
Mrs. Crockett
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Camila Ashland
Mrs. Brady
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Richard Newton
Naval Officer
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Santos Morales
Spanish Police Chief