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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Airs Sunday, March 10, on Wonderful World of Disney

Stockard Channing, Azura Skye, Jonathan Pryce and Trudie Styler star in “Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister,” airing Sunday, March 10, on ABC’s “The Wonderful World of Disney” 

Stockard Channing (“The West Wing,” “The Business of Strangers”), Azura Skye (“Bandits,” “28 Days”), Jonathan Pryce (“Evita”) and Trudie Styler (executive producer of “Lock, Stock, Two Smoking Barrels,” “Snatch”) star in “Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister,” a sumptuous and provocative retelling of the Cinderella myth seen through the eyes of the “ugly” stepsister, Iris. Produced by Alliance Atlantis and filmed in Luxembourg, the movie will air as a presentation of “The Wonderful World of Disney,” SUNDAY, MARCH 10 (7:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. 

Set against the rich backdrop of 17th century Holland, “Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister” follows the fortunes of Iris (Azura Skye), her scheming, beautiful and once rich mother, Margarethe (Stockard Channing), and her slow-witted sister, Ruth (Emma Poole).  

Although plain looking, Iris possesses an inner charm and intelligence that helps win her family positions as servants for The Master (Jonathan Pryce), a complex but talented portrait painter. He is immediately drawn in by Iris’ charm and decides to paint a portrait of her. The result inspires wealthy tulip merchant Van Den Meer (David Westhead) to commission a similar portrait of his daughter, the beautiful but insecure Clara (Jenna Harrison). For Clara, beauty has been more of a curse than a gift. 

Margarethe uses her cunning to persuade Van Den Meer to marry her, and her greed leads to the ruin of his business, plunging the family into financial ruin yet again. All the while, The Master falls into a depression because of his portrait of Clara – it is so exquisite, he is certain he will never paint anything that equals it. 

But there is a royal ball to worry about! A prince is coming in search of a bride. Margarethe puts all her faith in a reluctant Iris to attend the ball and charm the prince. But Iris has plans of her own, as she convinces Clara to use her beauty to win over the Prince’s heart. With the help of a mysterious Fortune Teller (Trudie Styler), Clara makes it to the ball and, true to the legend of Cinderella, leaves behind a slipper. As scheming as ever, Margarethe deceives the Prince (Mark Dexter) into believing the slipper belongs to Iris. A comedy of errors leads the Prince to his destined love while Iris completes her private journey, discovering her own true love, her talent as an artist and her own special beauty. 

Also starring are Matthew Goode as Casper, Malcolm Tierney as Van Stolk, Helen Lindsay as Queen, Janine Horsburgh as the Tutor, Anne Comfort as Dame Pruyn, Chris Bearne as Doctor, Pieter Riemens as Merchant, Jean-Baptiste Kremer as Master Servant and Kitty Cole as Young Woman.  

“Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister” is a production of Alliance Atlantis in association with Delux Productions and the Film Fund Luxembourg for “The Wonderful World of Disney.” Executive producers are Peter Sussman and Ed Gernon. Diana Kerew is supervising producer. Jan Peter Meyboom is producer, with Jimmy de Brabant serving as co-producer. Gavin Millar directed the film from a teleplay written by Gene Quintano, based on the book “Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister” by Gregory Maguire. Alliance Atlantis holds worldwide distribution rights.

--posted January 28, 2002

Source: ABC Television Press Release

 

 

 

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