So far as anyone can ascertain, she entered films around 1937; her first important assignment was
the dual role of the mothers of the title characters in The Prince and the Pauper (1937).
This project, funded by Phyllis Hatfield, recognizes the challenges women artists face with
the dual role of both Mother and Artist.
Not exact matches
The long article is a deep dive into the anxieties
of the creative
mother and the steps women artists and writers take to manage their
dual role as
mothers and creators.
If studying the faces
of offspring is mutually beneficial in the post-partum period, perhaps the increase in facial recognition during pregnancy is playing the
dual role of protecting offspring from threats and preparing
mothers for their unique bonding experience.
While this lack
of male guidance has probably contributed to a few relationship problems — another story for another day — my
mother proudly took on this
dual role (with the help
of my grandmother for a few years) to bring me up.
Then there are Andrea Riseborough (Battle
of the Sexes) as the hairdresser who catches Billie Jean King's eye — and for good reason; Julianne Moore (Wonderstruck) in
dual roles that traverse decades; Melissa Leo (Novitiate) as a Reverend
Mother in crisis as the Catholic church attempts reform; Michelle Williams (All the Money in the World) as Gail Harris, once married to a Getty and now unable to pay her son's kidnapping ransom; and Octavia Spencer (The Shape
of Water) playing Zelda, a chatty co-worker and close confidant to Sally Hawkins» mute protagonist at a top - secret U.S. government facility.
Given his
dual roles of Nick Twisp and Francois Dillinger, there's no question that Michael Cera is the star
of «Youth in Revolt,» but the film — which, for the record, hits DVD on June 15 — surrounds him with a heck
of an ensemble, one which includes Zach Galifianakis, Justin Long, Steve Buscemi, Portia Doubleday, Ray Liotta, M. Emmet Walsh, Fred Willard, and, as Nick's
mother, Jean Smart.
On an unfortunate note, the participants perceived a different type
of obstacle (my thoughts gravitated to the term «glass ceiling,» but it is already used for another ongoing issue) to meet the challenges
of the
dual role of woman lawyer and
mother.
Although this is a small sample, we believe that these couples are unique in that they are
dual earner couples in which the
mother has taken maternity leave for an extended period
of time to embark on a traditional gender
role as a stay at home
mother.