Second Serve
movie
Released January 01, 1986
Overview
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
Vanessa Redgrave
as
Renee Richards
Martin Balsam
as
Dr. Beck
William Russ
as
Josh
Alice Krige
as
Gwen
Louise Fletcher
as
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
Kerrie Keane
as
Meriam
Richard Venture
as
Dr. David Bradley
Reni Santoni
as
Dr. Roberto Granato
Jeff Corey
as
Dr. Harry Benjamin
Alan Feinstein
as
Bill
Nina van Pallandt
as
Danielle
Michael Cavanaugh
as
Gene Scott
