Kate Winslet to Star in Feature-Length Episode of Female-Led Anthology Series I AM...
Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet (Titanic, Mare of Easttown) has signed on to star in a feature-length episode of the female-led drama anthology series, I Am…. Winslet will appear with her daughter Mia Threapleton in I Am Ruth, which will be named after its lead character, with further cast and narrative details to follow.
Created, written and directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Dominic Savage (The Escape), the stories for each film have been developed in a creative partnership with the leading actors, with semi-improvised dialogue. “The series of distinctive single films explores the experience of women in moments that are emotionally raw, thought-provoking and personal.”
The cast for the first season of the series included Vicky McClure (I Am Nicola), Gemma Chan (I Am Hannah) and Samantha Morton (I Am Kirsty) who was BAFTA-nominated for her performance. Season 2 starred Suranne Jones (Gentleman Jack), also BAFTA-nominated for I Am Victoria, Letitia Wright (Black Panther, Top Boy) for I Am Danielle and Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) in I Am Maria.
Savage said of Winslet joining the project:
“It is a complete honour for me to be working and collaborating with Kate Winslet on this first film of the new series of I Am for Channel 4. Kate is such a legend, such an incredible and sublime acting talent, and I can’t wait to start shooting this unique and important story that we have created together.”
Filming on Winslet’s episode of I Am… is set to begin this month.