What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants
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2003
1h 45m
6.3(1687 votes)
Comedy
Romance
Drama
Family

Overview

An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.

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Production Companies

Gerber Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Amanda Bynes

Daphne Reynolds

Amanda Bynes
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Colin Firth

Henry Dashwood

Colin Firth
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Kelly Preston

Libby Reynolds

Kelly Preston
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Eileen Atkins

Jocelyn Dashwood

Eileen Atkins
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Anna Chancellor

Glynnis Payne

Anna Chancellor
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Jonathan Pryce

Alistair Payne

Jonathan Pryce
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Oliver James

Ian Wallace

Oliver James
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Christina Cole

Clarissa Payne

Christina Cole
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James Greene

Percy

James Greene
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Ben Scholfield

Armistead Stuart

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Sylvia Syms

Princess Charlotte

Sylvia Syms
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Tara Summers

Noelle

Tara Summers
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Peter Hugo

Prince Charles

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Jonah Russell

Policeman

Jonah Russell
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Stanley Townsend

Bride's Father

Stanley Townsend
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Lord Orwood

Roger Ashton-Griffiths
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Judy Collins

Dancer

Judy Collins
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Victoria Wicks

Henry's Secretary

Victoria Wicks
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David Gyasi

Ian's Band Member

David Gyasi
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Soleil McGhee

Young Daphne

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Mindy Lee Raskin

Bride

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Nita Mistry

Girl in Hostel

Nita Mistry
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Natalie Bromley

Jane

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Stephanie Lane

Fiona

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Sarah Mark

Newspaper Reporter #2

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Elizabeth Richard

Queen

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Flaminia Cinque

Caterer

Flaminia Cinque
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Ethel Crichlow

Dancer

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Layla Ellison

Dancer

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Annie Lucas

Dancer

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Susan Mills

Dancer

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Jane Victory

Dancer

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June Walker

Dancer

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Maureen Waters

Dancer

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Francesca De Luca

Dancer

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