Abby McDeere
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Abigail "Abby" McDeere is a fictional character
portrayed by Jeanne Tripplehorn
in Sydney Pollack
's 1993 film adaptation of John Grisham
's The Firm (1991 novel). The character has been cast with Molly Parker
for Entertainment One Television's forthcoming show also named The Firm. McDeere is a Western Kentucky University
-educated elementary school
teacher.
She is the wife of the main protagonist
of the highly successful series. The novel sold 7 million copies and the movie starred Tom Cruise
. The film grossed over $158 million ($ in 2011 dollars) domestically and $111 internationally ($270 million worldwide in 1993 dollars). Additionally, it was the largest grossing R-rated movie of 1993 and of any film based on a Grisham novel.
She earned her degree in elementary education at Western Kentucky and then taught at a private kindergarten in Boston, while Mitch
, her high school sweetheart, attended Harvard Law School
. After she and Mitch had graduated college, they married. At the time of the novel, her parents resided in Kentucky, which she regarded as her home. Her family did not like Mitch, treated him as such and had boycotted their wedding.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
portrayed by Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American film and television actress. She was brought to the public's attention through her supporting role in the 1992 film Basic Instinct, and since 2006 has starred opposite Bill Paxton in the HBO drama Big Love.-Early life:Tripplehorn was born in Tulsa,...
in Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer and actor. Pollack studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he later taught acting...
's 1993 film adaptation of John Grisham
John Grisham
John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American lawyer and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers.John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade...
's The Firm (1991 novel). The character has been cast with Molly Parker
Molly Parker
Molly Parker is a Canadian actress, notable for her roles in Canadian and American independent films and the HBO television series Deadwood.Parker won a Genie Award in 1997 as Best Actress in a Leading Role for Kissed...
for Entertainment One Television's forthcoming show also named The Firm. McDeere is a Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....
-educated elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
teacher.
She is the wife of the main protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
of the highly successful series. The novel sold 7 million copies and the movie starred Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
. The film grossed over $158 million ($ in 2011 dollars) domestically and $111 internationally ($270 million worldwide in 1993 dollars). Additionally, it was the largest grossing R-rated movie of 1993 and of any film based on a Grisham novel.
She earned her degree in elementary education at Western Kentucky and then taught at a private kindergarten in Boston, while Mitch
Mitch McDeere
Mitch McDeere is a fictional character portrayed by Tom Cruise in Sydney Pollack's 1993 film adaptation of John Grisham's The Firm . The character has been cast with Josh Lucas for Entertainment One Television's forthcoming show also named The Firm...
, her high school sweetheart, attended Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. After she and Mitch had graduated college, they married. At the time of the novel, her parents resided in Kentucky, which she regarded as her home. Her family did not like Mitch, treated him as such and had boycotted their wedding.