A list of actors and actresses who have appeared in adaptations of Henry James’ stories.
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The American
The American (1998)
Appeared in The American (1998):
- Brenda Fricker: Mrs. Bread.
- Matthew Modine: Christopher Newman.
- Andrew Scott: Valentin de Bellegarde.
The Aspern Papers
The Lost Moment
Appeared in The Lost Moment (1947):
- Robert Cummings: Lewis Venable.
- Susan Hayward: Tina Borderau.
- Agnes Moorehead: Julianna Borderau.
Aspern
Appeared in Aspern (1982):
- Alida Valli: Juliana Bartes.
The Aspern Papers (2010)
Appeared in The Aspern Papers (2010):
- Brooke Smith: Tita Bordereau.
The Bostonians
The Bostonians (1984)
Appeared in The Bostonians (1984):
- Linda Hunt: Dr. Prance.
- Nancy Marchand: Mrs. Burrage.
- Vanessa Redgrave: Olive Chancellor.
- Christopher Reeve: Basil Ransome.
- Wallace Shawn: Mr. Pardon.
- Jessica Tandy: Mrs. Birdseye.
The Californians
Appeared in The Californians (2005):
- Keith Carradine: Elton Tripp.
- Illeana Douglas: Olive Ransom.
- Jane Lynch: Sybill Platt.
- Kate Mara: Zoe Tripp.
- Valerie Perrine: Lenora Tripp.
- Joanne Whalley: Luna.
- Noah Wyle: Gavin Ransom.
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller (1974)
Appeared in Daisy Miller (1974):
- Eileen Brennan: Mrs. Walker.
- Cloris Leachman: Mrs. Ezra B. Miller.
- Eileen Boatwright in The Californians.
- Cybill Shepherd: Annie P. Miller.
The Europeans
The Europeans (1979)
Appeared in The Europeans (1979):
- Wesley Addy: Mr. Wentworth
- Dr. Tarrant in The Bostonians.
- Lisa Eichhorn: Gertrude Wentworth.
- Lee Remick: Eugenia Young.
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl (1972)
Appeared in The Golden Bowl miniseries (1972):
- Barry Morse: Adam Verver.
The Golden Bowl (2000)
Appeared in The Golden Bowl (2000):
- Kate Beckinsale: Maggie Verver.
- Anjelica Huston: Fanny Assingham.
- Nick Nolte: Adam Verver.
- Jeremy Northam: Prince Amerigo.
- Uma Thurman: Charlotte Stant.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a (1968)
Appeared in The Portrait of a Lady miniseries (1968):
- Richard Chamberlain: Ralph Touchett.
- Edward Fox: Lord Warburton.
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Appeared in The Portrait of a Lady (1996):
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths: Bob Bantling.
- Christian Bale: Edward Rosier.
- Martin Donovan: Ralph Touchett.
- Shelley Duvall: Countess Gemini.
- John Gielgud: Mr. Touchett.
- Richard E. Grant: Lord Warburton.
- Barbara Hershey: Madame Serena Merle.
- Nicole Kidman: Isabel Archer.
- John Malkovich: Gilbert Osmond.
- Viggo Mortensen: Caspar Goodwood.
- Mary-Louise Parker: Henrietta Stackpole.
- Shelley Winters: Mrs. Touchett.
The Turn of the Screw
The Innocents
Appeared in The Innocents (1961):
- Deborah Kerr: Miss Giddens.
- Michael Redgrave: The Uncle.
- Peter Wyngarde: Peter Quint.
The Nightcomers
Appeared in The Nightcomers (1971)
- Harry Andrews: Master of the House.
- Marlon Brando: Peter Quint.
The Turn of the Screw (1974)
Appeared in The Turn of the Screw TV movie (1974):
- Lynn Redgrave: Miss Jane Cubberly.
- Kathryn Leigh Scott: Miss Jessel.
The Turn of the Screw (1992)
Appeared in The Turn of the Screw (1992):
- Marianne Faithfull: Narrator.
- Julian Sands: Mr. Cooper.
The Haunting of Helen Walker
Appeared in The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995):
- Alun Armstrong: The Butler.
- Valerie Bertinelli: Helen Walker.
- Michael Gough: Barnaby.
- Paul Rhys: Edward Goffe.
- Diana Rigg: Mrs. Grose.
- Madame de Bellegarde in The American.
Presence of Mind
Appeared in Presence of Mind (1999):
- Lauren Bacall: Mado Remei.
- Harvey Keitel: The Master.
- Jude Law: Secretary.
The Turn of the Screw (1999)
Appeared in The Turn of the Screw (1999):
- Colin Firth: Master.
- Jodhi May: The Governess.
In a Dark Place
Appeared in In a Dark Place (2006):
- Tara Fitzgerald: Miss Grose.
- Leelee Sobieski: Anna Veigh.
The Turn of the Screw (2009)
Appeared in The Turn of the Screw (2009):
- Michelle Dockery: Ann.
- Sue Johnston: Sarah Grose.
- Dan Stevens: Dr. Fisher.
The Turning
Appeared in The Turning (2020)
- Mackenzie Davis: Kate Mandell.
- Mark Huberman: Bert.
- Joely Richardson: Darla Mandell.
- Finn Wolfhard: Miles Fairchild.
The Haunting of Bly Manor
Appeared in The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020):
- Carla Gugino: The Storyteller.
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen: Peter Quint.
- Rahul Kohli: Owen Sharma.
- Victoria Pedretti: Dani Clayton.
- Kate Siegel: Viola Willoughby.note
- Henry Thomas: Henry Wingrave.
Washington Square
The Heiress
Appeared in The Heiress (1949):
- Vanessa Brown: Maria.
- Montgomery Clift: Morris Townsend.
- Olivia de Havilland: Catherine Sloper.
- Miriam Hopkins: Lavinia Penniman.
- Ralph Richardson: Dr. Austin Sloper.
Washington Square (1997)
Appeared in Washington Square (1997):
- Betsy Brantley: Mrs. Montgomery.
- Ben Chaplin: Morris Townsend.
- Albert Finney: Dr. Austin Sloper.
- Jennifer Garner: Marian Almond.
- Judith Ivey: Aunt Elizabeth Almond.
- Jennifer Jason Leigh: Catherine Sloper.
- Robert Stanton: Arthur Townsend.
What Maisie Knew
What Maisie Knew
Appeared in What Maisie Knew (2012):
- Samantha Buck: Zoe’s Mother.
- Steve Coogan: Beale.
- Maddie Corman: Ms. Fairchild-Tetenbaum.
- Julianne Moore: Susanna.
- Alexander Skarsgård: Lincoln.
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove
Appeared in The Wings of the Dove (1997):
- Helena Bonham Carter: Kate Croy.
- Michael Gambon: Lionel Croy.
- Elizabeth McGovern: Susan Stringham.
- Ben Miles: Journalist 1.
- Charlotte Rampling: Aunt Maude.
- Linus Roache: Merton Densher.
