''Wild Iris'' is a 2001

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

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directed by

Daniel Petrie Daniel Mannix Petrie (November 26, 1920 – August 22, 2004) was a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject ...

and starring

Laura Linney Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is an American actress. Having studied acting at Juilliard School (1986-1990), she became known for her complex and multilayered performances on stage and screen. She has received various accolades, ...

, Gena Rowlands, Emile Hirsch, and Fred Ward, with

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, Scott Gibson, and Lee Tergesen in supporting roles. The screenplay was by

Kent Broadhurst Kent Broadhurst (born February 4, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter and painter. He has appeared in a number of off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Broadhurst has also acted in films, including '' The Verdict'', '' S ...

. It was presented on Showtime.

Cast

* Gena Rowlands as Minnie Brinn *

as Iris Bravard * Emile Hirsch as Lonnie Bravard * Fred Ward as Errol Podubney * Lee Tergesen as Lud van Eppy *

as Ramando Galvez * Scott Gibson as Ronnie Dale Bravard * Amy Stewart as Rhondlyn Podubney

Accolades

won the

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for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. Gena Rowlands was also nominated for the same award. In addition, Wild Iris received a 2002 PRISM Award for TV Movies and Miniseries, 2002 Aurora Gold Award for excellence, and was nominated for the Golden Satellite Awards 2002 for Best Motion Picture Made for Television.

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