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The Glow is a 2002 American made-for-television psychological thriller film directed by Craig R. Baxley and starring Dean Cain, Portia de Rossi, Hal Linden, Dina Merrill and Joseph Campanella. The film originally aired on Fox on August 30, 2002.
- Psychological Thriller
- Zoya The Destroya
- Liberty Belle
- Machu Picchu
- Black Magic
- Sheila The She-Wolf & Matilda The Hun
- Britannica
- Beirut The Mad Bomber
- Melrose
- Vicky The Viking
- Beatdown Biddies
After struggling to create an in-ring persona, Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie) developed Zoya the Destroya at the end of GLOWseason 1. Zoya was a Soviet caricature but the character was a hit with audiences who attended their live performances. Ruth's character served as the main antagonist and often faced off against Debbie's Liberty Belle for a Russia ...
Debbie Eagan (Betty Gilpin) jumped into the role of the lead protagonist, Liberty Belle, in GLOWseason 1. As the innocent and patriotic Southern Belle, she often came out on top in the ring. Her main enemy was Zoya, to play with the on-going tension with the United States and Russia. Liberty Belle was influenced by Cindy Ferda's GLOW character, Ame...
Carmen (Britney Young) has been the most skilled female wrestler in GLOWsince her character was introduced. Her family's background in the sport greatly helped but she also had an understanding of the importance of developing a worthwhile character to portray. Her portrayal as Machu Picchu was directly based on the original '80s GLOW wrestler, Mt. ...
Cherry Bang (Sydelle Noel) first joined GLOW season 1 as a character named Junkchain. After leaving the production to explore a new acting role, she lost her persona to the newcomer, Yolanda. Cherry later returned and developed another in-ring persona, Black Magic, which she continued with through GLOW season 3. The voodoo practitioner was inspired...
Unlike the other women in GLOW, Sheila (Gayle Rankin) embodied her persona in all aspects of her life. Who she was in the ring was also who Sheila wanted to be in the outside world. She believed that she was spiritually a wolf until she shed the She-Wolf costume and wig in season 3. The animalistic wrestling persona was based on Dee Booher's GLOW c...
Rhonda (Kate Nash) was the only British woman to win a role on Sam's production of GLOW so she took on the role as the English genius, Britannica. The character became the focus on an in-ring storyline in GLOWseason 2, which involved Britannica bringing a mannequin to life using her expert knowledge in science. Rhonda's persona was directly based o...
Along with The Welfare Queen and Fortune Cookie, Beirut the Mad Bomber was one of the more controversial characters in GLOW. Arthie (Sunita Mani) had concerns about portraying the stereotypical character due to the racial insults that came along with the gimmick. She later agreed to switch personas with another wrestler since she could no longer de...
Melanie Rosen (Jackie Tohn) referred to herself as "Melanie Rose" when she first landed a role in Sam's wrestling production. She was already a party girl, so developing her persona, Melrose, came naturally. Melrose had a rivalry with Jenny's Fortune Cookie and the two later became good friends before heading to Las Vegas. Melrose was based on Jean...
Before Reggie (Marianna Palka) developed Vicky the Viking, she portrayed Liberty Belle. She was a skilled wrestler due to her background as an Olympic medalist but she lacked personality so Debbie took over the patriotic role. Vicky the Viking was loosely based on the GLOW character Brunhilda, played by Deanne Murray. Like her Netflix counterpart, ...
Dawn and Stacey (Rebekka Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood) were frequently the resident jokers during GLOW's development stages. They took their comedy as a way to develop their elderly tag team, Edna and Ethel Rosenblatt aka, The Beatdown Biddies. The duo was directly based on The Housewives, a real team from GLOW portrayed by Sharon and Donna Wilinsky....
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GLOW - Full Cast & Crew. Set in Los Angeles during the 1980s, an unemployed actress hopes to find stardom by portraying a female wrestler.
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GLOW: Created by Liz Flahive, Carly Mensch. With Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Britt Baron, Sydelle Noel. A look at the personal and professional lives of a group of women who perform for a wrestling organization in Los Angeles during the 1980s.
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- 2017-06-23
- Comedy, Drama, Sport
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GLOW is an American television series created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, based on the women's wrestling promotion Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW). The following is a list of characters from the series. Cast. Main characters. Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie) is an actress struggling to land a role on film or television.
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