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CTyankee

(63,769 posts)
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 05:08 PM Dec 2019

So who do you think would play Nancy Pelosi best in a movie?

I would nominate Jane Fonda. She has that vibe of resistance to authority. Altho Sally Field comes to mind also (remember that movie where she stood up in her machine shop with her hand printed message UNION held high?).

What actress could do it best?

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So who do you think would play Nancy Pelosi best in a movie? (Original Post) CTyankee Dec 2019 OP
Annette Bening hands down. hlthe2b Dec 2019 #1
Yes! I forgot about her...but she's perfect for it... CTyankee Dec 2019 #6
She's playing Dianne Feinstein in "The Report" right now n/t TexasBushwhacker Dec 2019 #35
Sally field. redstatebluegirl Dec 2019 #2
I like her. I really like her. jberryhill Dec 2019 #9
How about Julianne Moore Cirque du So-What Dec 2019 #3
Diane Lane would be perfect for that role. imo Lochloosa Dec 2019 #4
Meryl Streep. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #5
She doesn't resemble Nancy but she would find newer depths to her that no one dreamed of. CTyankee Dec 2019 #24
I want her to play me, too. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #25
Meryl Streep has the gravitas. apcalc Dec 2019 #7
I'm sorry to hear that jberryhill Dec 2019 #8
Lol Croney Dec 2019 #27
Christine Baranski no_hypocrisy Dec 2019 #10
Good one. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #29
Diane Keaton? Laurian Dec 2019 #11
Today, I discovered the movie, Looking for Mr.Goodbar.😳 dewsgirl Dec 2019 #30
Sandra Bullock. LakeArenal Dec 2019 #12
Shohreh Aghdashloo bluedigger Dec 2019 #13
Helen Mirren. Cousin Dupree Dec 2019 #14
Hmm. Has she ever played an American? CTyankee Dec 2019 #23
Sigourney Weaver nocoincidences Dec 2019 #15
Annette Bening Pachamama Dec 2019 #16
She really is. She's ladylike enough but also a tough cookie and she'd be absolutely GREAT in CTyankee Dec 2019 #22
Judy Davis Ohiya Dec 2019 #17
well, it damn sure dweller Dec 2019 #18
.... Laffy Kat Dec 2019 #19
shhh.. i'm trying to attract dweller Dec 2019 #20
Stockyard Channing MadLinguist Dec 2019 #21
Jessica Walter. She even looks like her & she's spunky with a dry sense of humor. catbyte Dec 2019 #26
Susan Lucci 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2019 #28
Sarah Paulson would make a great Pelosi. applegrove Dec 2019 #31
Bebe Neuwirth Donkees Dec 2019 #32
I don't know, but Jim Carey's my choice for Matt Gaetz. He's got the over-arching insanity down cold NBachers Dec 2019 #33
Jane Fonda. A good role for an older actress. Pelosi is 80. No reason a younger actress should emmaverybo Dec 2019 #34
Mary Steenburgen Niagara Dec 2019 #36

CTyankee

(63,769 posts)
6. Yes! I forgot about her...but she's perfect for it...
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 05:32 PM
Dec 2019

I wouldn't be surprised if someone in Hollywood hasn't already thought about doing this and is preparing a script right now...

CTyankee

(63,769 posts)
24. She doesn't resemble Nancy but she would find newer depths to her that no one dreamed of.
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 08:54 PM
Dec 2019

I heard once that Hillary Clinton wanted Streep to play her (when asked) which rather bemused Streep who said "She may not like the way I played her" which wasn't meant as a slur to Hillary, just an observation on her method of acting.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
8. I'm sorry to hear that
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 05:41 PM
Dec 2019

I heard the new medication for that is pretty good, though.

I’m getting to that age too.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
30. Today, I discovered the movie, Looking for Mr.Goodbar.😳
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 09:54 PM
Dec 2019

I never in my life, thought I would see Diane Keaton and Richard Gere naked, let alone all the other insanity in that movie.

Pachamama

(16,874 posts)
16. Annette Bening
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 06:48 PM
Dec 2019

I think she is a great actress, smart and in my opinion looks similar and with the hair color and style would be amazing as Nancy Pelosi.

CTyankee

(63,769 posts)
22. She really is. She's ladylike enough but also a tough cookie and she'd be absolutely GREAT in
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 08:50 PM
Dec 2019

the role.

NBachers

(16,999 posts)
33. I don't know, but Jim Carey's my choice for Matt Gaetz. He's got the over-arching insanity down cold
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 10:51 PM
Dec 2019

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
34. Jane Fonda. A good role for an older actress. Pelosi is 80. No reason a younger actress should
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 11:47 PM
Dec 2019

play her, except when she’s a younger character. Fonda, like Pelosi, is still glamorous, but can portray the toughness, the command.

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