Second Serve

54%% | Jan 01, 1986 | Drama, TV Movie

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.

Featured Cast

Anthony Page
Director
Gavin Lambert
Writer

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave
Renee Richards
Martin Balsam
Dr. Beck
Louise Fletcher
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
Richard Venture
Dr. David Bradley
Reni Santoni
Dr. Roberto Granato
Jeff Corey
Dr. Harry Benjamin

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