Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story

2011

1h 27m

6.9(212 votes)

Drama

Overview

A look at J.K. Rowling from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager, to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter book series.

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Cast & Crew

40 members

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Poppy Montgomery

Joanne Rowling

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Emily Holmes

Diane Rowling

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Antonio Cupo

Jorge Arantes

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Janet Kidder

Anne Rowling

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Madison Desjarlais

Seventeen-Year-Old Joanne

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Andy Maton

Christopher Little

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Aislyn Watson

Eight-Year-Old Joanne

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Marie West

Aine

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Lisa Norton

Jill

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Sarah Desjardins

Thirteen-Year-Old Diane

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Patti Allan

Mrs. Morgan

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Wesley MacInnes

Sean Harris

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Paul McGillion

Pete Rowling

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Glynis Davies

Case Worker

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Kirsten Slenning

Young Mother

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Lauren K. Robek

Manager

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Loretta Walsh

Dark-Haired Mother

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Eliza Faria

Six-Year-Old Diane

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Beatrice King

Receptionist

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Evan Bird

Ian Potter

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Christine Chatelain

Bryony

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Greigh Laschuk

Neil Murray

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Charles Jarman

Amnesty International Supervisor

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Andrew Kavadas

Professor Nettleship

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Gina Stockdale

Trolly Lady

Production

Jacqui Kaese

Bookstore Clerk

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Michael Patric

Roger

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Ivan Wanis-Ruiz

Swarthy Man in Club

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Diego Bedoya

Tall Policeman

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Lee Vincent

Postal Clerk

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Beatrice Zeilinger

Administrator

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Lindsay Lomax

Agent

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James Kot

Blue Shirt Agent

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Derek Gilroy

Delivery Man

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Taya Clyne

Eight-Year-Old Jessica

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Graison Foster

BBC Reporter

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Douglas Abel

Chancellor

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Gabriel Patrich

Registrar

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Lilah Fitzgerald

Patricia Parkinson

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Denis Corbett

Restaurant Patron

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