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Second Serve (1986)

5.4 | Jan 01, 1986 (US) | Drama, TV Movie | 02:00

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.

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Vanessa Redgrave
Renee Richards
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Martin Balsam
Dr. Beck
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Louise Fletcher
Dr. Sadie M. Bishop
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Richard Venture
Dr. David Bradley
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Reni Santoni
Dr. Roberto Granato
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Jeff Corey
Dr. Harry Benjamin