Patricia Clarkson channels equal pay champion ‘Lilly’

In ‘Lilly,’ Patricia Clarkson Shines as Lilly Ledbetter, the Equal Pay Activist

The tender, comfortable chemistry between Clarkson and the actor who plays Lilly’s husband, John Benjamin Hickey, is the most engaging dynamic of the drama.

Patricia Clarkson channels equal pay champion ‘Lilly’

In a career spanning four decades, Patricia Clarkson’s won three Emmys, a Golden Globe and Oscar and Tony Award nominations. With “Lilly” she channels Alabama factory worker Lilly Ledbetter’s remarkable fight for something that seems so simple, so obvious: Equal pay for women. Ledbetter was among the few women who worked the factory floor at Alabama’s Goodyear tire plant from the late 1970s to 1990s. She endured sexual harassment and discriminat…

Special Report: Rachel Feldman on Lilly (2025)

Director Rachel Feldman joins Mike to discuss her powerful new film Lilly (2025), a long-overdue portrait of activist Lilly Ledbetter. They explore the real-life struggles that inspired the story, the battle to bring Lilly’s fight for equal pay to the big screen, and the challenges of crafting a deeply personal historical drama in today’s Hollywood landscape. Feldman shares behind-the-scenes insights into the film’s development, the emotional pe…