Second Serve (1986)
Synopsis
Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman. Flashback to 1964 before she was out as trans, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to deal with her and sends her to a colleague who diagnoses with a psychotic gender confusion, which he says can be unlearned. After a failed marriage and parenthood, she comes out as trans, with a new life in California.
Release Date: 1986-01-01
Runtime: 120 minutes
Director: Anthony Page
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- Vanessa Redgrave as Renee Richards
- Martin Balsam as Dr. Beck
- William Russ as Josh
- Alice Krige as Gwen
- Louise Fletcher as Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
- Kerrie Keane as Meriam
- Richard Venture as Dr. David Bradley
- Reni Santoni as Dr. Roberto Granato
- Jeff Corey as Dr. Harry Benjamin
- Alan Feinstein as Bill
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