
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.
Cast

Poppy Montgomery
Joanne Rowling
Emily Holmes
Diane Rowling

Antonio Cupo
Jorge Arantes

Janet Kidder
Anne Rowling

Madison Desjarlais
Seventeen-Year-Old Joanne
Andy Maton
Christopher Little

Aislyn Watson
Eight-Year-Old Joanne
Marie West
Aine

Lisa Norton
Jill

Sarah Desjardins
Thirteen-Year-Old Diane

Patti Allan
Mrs. Morgan

Wesley MacInnes
Sean Harris

Paul McGillion
Pete Rowling

Glynis Davies
Case Worker

Kirsten Slenning
Young Mother

Lauren K. Robek
Manager

Loretta Walsh
Dark-Haired Mother

Eliza Faria
Six-Year-Old Diane

Beatrice King
Receptionist

Evan Bird
Ian Potter

Christine Chatelain
Bryony
Greigh Laschuk
Neil Murray

Charles Jarman
Amnesty International Supervisor

Andrew Kavadas
Professor Nettleship

Gina Stockdale
Trolly Lady

Jacqui Kaese
Bookstore Clerk

Michael Patric
Roger

Ivan Wanis-Ruiz
Swarthy Man in Club
Diego Bedoya
Tall Policeman

Lee Vincent
Postal Clerk

Beatrice Zeilinger
Administrator
Lindsay Lomax
Agent

James Kot
Blue Shirt Agent

Derek Gilroy
Delivery Man
Taya Clyne
Eight-Year-Old Jessica
Graison Foster
BBC Reporter
Douglas Abel
Chancellor
Gabriel Patrich
Registrar

Lilah Fitzgerald
Patricia Parkinson

Denis Corbett
Restaurant Patron
Crew

Paul A. Kaufman
Director
Tony Caballero
Writer
Jeffrey Berman
Writer
Mathias Herndl
Director of Photography
Jonathan Eskenas
Executive Producer
Jean-François Doray
Executive Producer

Orly Adelson
Executive Producer
Ronald Gilbert
Producer
Christian Bruyère
Line Producer
Daryl Hartwell
"B" Camera Operator
Jeff Toyne
Original Music Composer
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