Emily Bett Rickards knew very little about professional wrestling before signing on to play one of its most important female trailblazers, Mildred Burke, in the biopic Queen of the Ring. But after ...

Queen of the Ring uses the story of Mildred Burke to expertly explore women's pro wrestling in a time when they weren't allowed in the sport.

Moviefone speaks with Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen about 'Queen of the Ring'. "When I read the script, I was immediately hooked," Rickards said. Moviefone recently had the pleasure of ...

The post Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen on Bringing Wrestling Pioneer Mildred Burke to Life in Queen of the Ring: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. Taking place from the 1930s to the ...

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied ...

Strong performances led by Emily Bett Rickards gives this sports biopic period piece its beating heart. Rickards is incandescent and gloriously transformative in this role. Ash Avildsen should be ...

For some, the sport of pro wrestling might bring to mind big — often muscular, usually athletic — men. But for close to a century, a contingent of women — generally smaller and athletic ...

Emily Bett Rickards as Mildred Burke. Photo Courtesy of Sumerian Pictures. Emily Bett Rickards as Mildred Burke. Photo Courtesy of Sumerian Pictures. Actress Emily Bett Rickards chatted about ...

Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen’s nonfiction book “The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend,” the Ash Avildsen-penned and ...

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the... 'Queen of The Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on ...