Little Mo (1978)
Biopic about tennis great Maureen Connolly who, as a teenager, was the first woman to win the Grand Slam of Tennis, became world-renowned as "Little Mo," and died of cancer in 1969 at the age of 34.
- Date of release
- 1978-09-05
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Daniel Haller
Casting
- Michael Learned — Eleanor 'Teach' Tennant
- Anne Baxter — Jessamyn Connolly
- Glynnis O'Connor — Maureen Connolly
- Claude Akins — Gus Berste
- Anne Francis — Sophie Fisher
- Mark Harmon — Norman Brinker
- Martin Milner — Wilbur Folsom
- Leslie Nielsen — Nelson Fisher
- Tony Trabert — Himself
- Ann Doran — Aunt Gert
- Fred Holliday — Bruce Kimball
- Len Wayland — Johnson
Interesting facts
Little Mo is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical film telling the life story of Maureen Connolly, the 1950s American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year, before an accident ended her tennis career at age 19. It stars Glynnis O'Connor, Michael Learned, Anne Baxter, Mark Harmon and Leslie Nielsen.
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