''Mother Teresa of Calcutta'' is a 2003
biographical television film based on the life of
Mother Teresa, the founder of the
Missionaries of Charity religious institute
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. The film stars
Olivia Hussey in the title role and received a
CAMIE award in 2007. The film was originally produced as the Italian television
miniseries
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''
Madre Teresa''.
Cast information
*
Olivia Hussey as
Mother Teresa
*
Sebastiano Somma as Father Serrano: a
Vatican priest sent to evaluate Mother Teresa's application for the founding of the Missionaries of Charity. Initially sceptical, he eventually becomes a follower of Mother Teresa.
*
Michael Mendl as
Celeste van Exem Celeste Van Exem (4 October 1908 - 20 September 1993) was a Belgian Jesuit priest who lived in Calcutta from 1944 until his death there in 1993. Van Exem was a graduate of Louvain University, Belgium, and studied in Syria and Egypt.
Life
After ...
: Mother Teresa's long-time
spiritual director.
*
Laura Morante as Mother Cenacle
*
Ingrid Rubio as Sister Agnes/Virginia
*
Guillermo Ayesa
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*Guillermo Arà ...
as Perier
*
Valeria Cavalli
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as Drane
*
Enzo De Caro
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as Enzo Decaro
*
Morgane Slemp as Silvia
*
Antonia Frering
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People
* Antonia (name), including a list of people with the name
* Antonia gens, a Roman family, any woman of the gens was named ''Antonia''
* Antônia (footballer)
* Antônia Melo
Entertainment
* ''Antonia's Line'', orig ...
as Sister Stephanie
*
Emily Hamilton
Emily Miranda Hamilton (née Beevers; born 24 May 1971) is a British actress.
Career
Hamilton's notable roles include:
*''The Queen'' … Princess Diana; 2009
*''The Bill'' … Dr. Julia Bickham:
**"Reaching Out" (#25.50); 20 August 2009, IT ...
as Anna
*
Ravindra Randeniya as Police Chief
*
Daya Alwis as Kaligarth seller
*
W. Jayasiri
Weerapullige Jayasiri (born May 1, 1947 as :si:ඩබ්ලිව්. ජයසිරි, ඩබ්ලිව්. ජයසිරි) inhala, popularly known as W. Jayasiri, is a Sri Lankan actor in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, stag ...
as Mr. Goma
See also
* ''
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor'', 1997 film.
References
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External links
Mother Teresa (2003) A review of the film by Steven D. Greydanus, originally published i
National Catholic Register
2003 films
Biographical television films
Films shot in Sri Lanka
Films set in India
Cultural depictions of Mother Teresa
Films about Nobel laureates
Films set in Vatican City
Films set in Kolkata
Films set in the 1940s
Films about Catholicism
Films about Christianity
Christianity in India
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