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Susan Sarandon will play Marilyn Monroe’s mother in the new Lifetime miniseries “Marilyn”, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Based on J. Randy Taraborrelli’s book, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, the pic will feature the “Tammy” actress as thee screen goddess’ mentally-ill mother Gladys Mortenson.
The character is described as a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, who is the product of a mother who committed suicide as a result of her own mental illness, and a father who died of syphilitic insanity. Frequently delusional, sometimes violent, Gladys sexually adventurous in her youth but taught her daughter that sex should be avoided at all costs. Deeply devoted to Christian Science, she urges Marilyn to reject her reliance on drugs and that her salvation will be achieved by returning to the tenets of the faith. (The role of Monroe has not yet been cast.)
Stephen Kronish (“The Kennedys”) is onboard to write the mini series, with Laurie Collyer directing.
