December 9, 2024 4:26 am

June Squibb Discusses Doing Her Own Stunts in Thelma
June Squibb Discusses Doing Her Own Stunts in Thelma

June Squibb Discusses Doing Her Own Stunts in Thelma

June Squibb nabbed an Oscar nomination for her wickedly fun turn as the foul-mouthed, long-suffering Kate Grant in Alexander Paynes Nebraska. But shell win props for doing most of her own stunts as a scooter-speeding 93-year-old in Thelma. The heartwarming outing, directed by Josh Margolin, finds Squibb playing Thelma, an elderly victim of a phone scammer. Not allowing age to deter her, Thelma swipes a scooter and embarks on an L.A. misadventure to reclaim whats hers.

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