On this episode, I spoke to the iconic film and television actress June Squibb about her work on Thelma. Squibb’s accolades include:
-An Academy Award nomination
-A Critics Choice Award nomination
-A Golden Globe nomination
-A Satellite Award winner
-An Independent Spirit Award nomination
-A London Critics Circle Film Award nomination
-A Los Angles Film Critics Association Award nomination
-A New York Film Critics Circle Award nomination
-A Screen Actors Guild Award nomination
At 94, June is just getting started and Thelma proves that. Thelma is a comedy where June plays an elderly widow who is out for vengeance after being duped by a scammer pretending to be her grandson.
The film was written and directed by Josh Margolin. It stars Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, and Malcolm McDowell. It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.