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Directed by | Anthony Ing |
Starring | Jill Goldston |
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Language | English |
Jill, Uncredited is a 2022 British-Canadian experimental documentary short film by video essayist Anthony Ing about film and television actress Jill Goldston, known primarily for playing an extra since the 1960s. [1] [2] [3]
Made with support from the Canada Council for the Arts [4] and based on interviews with Jill (born 1943), mother of the former Washington D.C.-based president of ABC News James Goldston, the film is constructed from excerpted clips ranging from The Elephant Man to Mr. Bean . [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
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