Second Serve (1986)
Drama
TV Movie
Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman. Flashback to 1964 before she was out as trans, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to deal with her and sends her to a colleague who diagnoses with a psychotic gender confusion, which he says can be unlearned. After a failed marriage and parenthood, she comes out as trans, with a new life in California.
Cast
Renee Richards
Dr. Beck
Danielle
Gene Scott
Ross
Nightclub Singer
Grigsby
Spaniard
Dr. Tirico
Lowell
Navy Wife
Renee
Josh
Mike
Mrs. Crockett
Mrs. Brady
Naval Officer
Spanish Police Chief
Dale
Gloria
Gwen
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
Meriam
Dr. David Bradley
Dr. Roberto Granato
Dr. Harry Benjamin
Bill
Crew
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Executive Producer
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