Calendar Girls is a 2003 comedy film directed by Nigel Cole and loosely based on the true story of Angela Baker who led a calendar fundraising event. The film stars Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Celia Imrie, and Penelope Wilton.
Synopsis[]
Following the death of her husband, a charity event organizer teams up with her friends to raise money for Leukemia Research with their solution being to pose nude for calendars.
Cast[]
- Helen Mirren as Chris Harper
- Julie Walters as Annie Clarke
- Linda Bassett as Cora
- Annette Crosbie as Jessie
- Celia Imrie as Celia
- Penelope Wilton as Ruth Reynoldson
- Geraldine James as Marie
- Philip Glenister as Lawrence Sertain
- Ciarán Hinds as Rod Harper
- John Alderton as John Clarke
- George Costigan as Eddie Reynoldson
- John-Paul Macleod as Jem Harper
- Georgie Glen as Kathy
- Angela Curran as May
- Rosalind March as Truday
- Lesley Staples as Julia
- Janet Howd as Jenny
- Graham Crowden as Richard
- Belinda Everett as Maya
- Marc Pickering as Gaz
- Harriet Thorpe as Brenda Mooney
- Richard Braine as Policeman
- Ted Robbins as Bike Man
- Alison Pargeter as Chemist's Assistant
- Angus Barnett as Orchid Photographer
- John Sparkes as Welsh Photographer
- Elizabeth Bennett as W.I. Judge
- Christa Ackroyd as News Presenter
- Matt Malloy as Hotel Manager
- Patton Oswalt as Larry
- John Fortune as Frank
- Jay Leno as Himself
- Anthrax as Themselves
Trivia[]
- The real-life Women's Institute's members cameo in the film.
- In real-life, they sold 300,000 calendars and raised nearly £600,000.