US EditionReport: British Actress Mia McKenna-Bruce Cast as Ringo Starr’s Wife in Beatles Films
Mia McKenna-Bruce will portray Maureen Starkey, Ringo Starr’s first wife, in Sam Mendes’ four-film Beatles series set for worldwide release in 2028.
- Fast-Rising British star Mia McKenna-Bruce has been cast to play Maureen Starkey, Ringo Starr's first wife, Deadline and Variety reported while Sony Pictures Entertainment declined comment.
- Sam Mendes is directing four Beatles films soon with scripts by Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne, produced by Neal Street Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment with Apple Corps.
- The ensemble also includes Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson and Joseph Quinn, while 28-year-old Mia McKenna-Bruce, a BAFTA Rising Star, has a busy slate after How to Have Sex .
- Maureen Starkey was a Liverpool hairdresser who met Ringo Starr at the Cavern Club, had three children—Zak Starkey, Jason Starkey and Lee Starkey—and later died of cancer.
- This marks the first authorized use of The Beatles and Apple Corps Ltd.'s life stories and music, with the four-film structure framed by Sam Mendes as a 'first binge-able theatrical experience' soon.
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British actress Mia McKenna-Bruce will play Maureen Starkey, the first wife of legendary drummer Ringo Starr, in the saga of The Beatles.
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Report: British actress Mia McKenna-Bruce cast as Ringo Starr’s wife in Beatles films
Ringo Starr on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’/(Disney/Randy Holmes) One day after reports claimed Sam Mendes cast Saoirse Ronan to play Paul McCartney’s wife Linda McCartney in his upcoming Beatles films, a new report claims the director has also found the actress to play Ringo Starr’s wife. According to Variety, British actress Mia McKenna-Bruce has been cast to play Ringo’s first wife, Maureen Starkey (Ringo’s birth name is Richard Starkey), in The Beat…
Mia McKenna-Bruce joins Sam Mendes’ 'Beatles' biopics as Maureen Starkey
Rising British star Mia McKenna-Bruce has landed a key role in one of the most anticipated film projects of the decade — the quartet of Beatles biopics from Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes. The 28-year-old actor, who shot to prominence with her breakout performance in the 2023 Cannes sensation ‘How to Have Sex’ and later took home the BAFTA Rising Star Award, is set to portray Maureen Starkey, the first wife of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Ma…
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