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Academy Award®-winning actress Holly Hunter (The Piano) takes on the role of a cynical police detective facing a personal crisis of divine proportions in the provocative new drama series SAVING GRACE, premiering this July 2007 on TNT.
In her television series debut, Hunter stars as Grace Hanadarko, a tormented, fast-living Oklahoma City police detective who, despite being at the top of her field, takes self-destruction to new heights. After seeing tremendous tragedy in her life, both professionally and personally, Grace lives her life hard and fast.
She drinks too much, sleeps with the wrong men and defies authority. Grace has a tender side with her 22 nieces and nephews, but that is a side that most of the world doesn’t get to see. It all catches up with her one night when, as she’s driving too fast after too many drinks, she hits a man who is walking along the road. In an uncharacteristic moment, Grace asks for help, and she gets it – in the form an unconventional angel named Earl (Leon Rippy, Deadwood). Earl tells Grace that she is in trouble and running out of chances, but he wants to help lead her back to the right path. The journey, for both of them, will not be an easy one.
Creator Nancy Miller says of Hunter, “Holly can break your heart and make you laugh in the same moment. She’s astonishing. Grace is a complex character, deeply troubled but searching for the good, with a heart full of love and pain, and a surprising tenderness when you least expect it.”
In addition to Rippy, the cast also includes Kenneth Johnson (The Shield) as Grace’s partner; Gregory Norman Cruz (Criminal Minds) as detective Bobby Stillwater; Bailey Chase (Las Vegas) as detective Butch Ada; Bokeem Woodbine (The Big Hit) as a death row inmate who figures into Grace’s struggle and Laura San Giacomo (Just Shoot Me) as the criminalist who, despite having strong religious beliefs, is the only one in Grace’s life who does not judge her.
TV information
| Showing: | 2007-2010 |
| Channel/Network: | TNT (Saving Grace) |
Cast
| Holly Hunter | Grace Hanadarko |
| Leon Rippy | Earl |
| Bailey Chase | Butch Ada |
| Gregory Cruz | Det. Bobby Stillwater |
| Kenny Johnson | Ham Dewey |
| Dylan Minnette | Clay Norman |
| Bokeem Woodbine | Leon Cooley |
| Laura San Giacomo | Rhetta Rodriguez |
| Lorraine Toussaint | Kate Perry |
Merchandise
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D. ThompsonSep 18th, 2007 - 02:58:40
Saving Grace is the most shallow television program I've see in a long time. I saw the first episode which seemed to go nowhere. I decided to not watch it anymore, but the advertising sounded like it was a must see series. I trid it once more to see if I were missing something. WOW...it's even worse than I remembered. The plot is shallow, the actors are shallow, and the production is shallow. If you like the non-reality reality shows of American wrestling, this show might appeal to you. As for me, I like something with substance. On the second watch, I had to stop...........going absolutely nowhere. If this show makes it another season, I need to find another planet to live on because this one is in great trouble.
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