Who played Jodie Foster’s lawyer, Kathryn Murphy, in the 1988 film ‘The Accused’?
The Accused (1988 film) The Accused (1988 film) The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, written by Tom Topor and starring Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin and Tom O'Brien. In the film Sarah Tobias, a young waitress, is gang-raped by three men at a local bar; she and district attorney Kathryn Murphy set out to prosecute the rapists as well as the men who encouraged them. Set in Washington state, but filmed in Vancouver, Canada, it is loosely based on the 1983 gang rape of Cheryl Araujo in New
The Accused (1988 film) a presumption against curricular use in many public schools." At the 61st Academy Awards, Foster won the award for Best Actress. This was the film's only nomination, thus marking the first occurrence since 1961 (when Sophia Loren won for "Two Women") that the winner of the aforementioned category won for a film with a single nomination. In 2006, Foster's performance as Sarah Tobias was ranked #56 on "Premiere's" 100 Greatest Film Performances of all-time. The Accused (1988 film) The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, written by Tom Topor and starring Jodie Foster, Kelly