
A look at J.K. Rowling from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager, to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter book series.

Poppy Montgomery
Joanne Rowling

Emily Holmes
Diane Rowling

Antonio Cupo
Jorge Arantes

Janet Kidder
Anne Rowling

Madison Desjarlais
Seventeen-Year-Old Joanne
Andy Maton
Christopher Little

Aislyn Watson
Eight-Year-Old Joanne
Marie West
Aine

Lisa Norton
Jill

Sarah Desjardins
Thirteen-Year-Old Diane

Patti Allan
Mrs. Morgan

Wesley MacInnes
Sean Harris

Paul McGillion
Pete Rowling

Glynis Davies
Case Worker

Kirsten Slenning
Young Mother