Magic Beyond Words

Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is a made-for-TV film starring actress Poppy Montgomery. It is based on the book J.K. Rowling A Biography, by Sean Smith, detailing the journey of struggling single mother J. K. Rowling, her bid to become a published author, and her rise to fame that followed the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Magic Beyond Words
Also known as	Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
Genre	Biography
Written by	Jeffrey Berman Tony Caballero
Directed by	Paul A. Kaufman
Starring	Poppy Montgomery Emily Holmes Janet Kidder Paul McGillion Antonio Cupo Andrew Kavadas
Theme music composer	Jeff Toyne
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Cinematography	Mathias Herndl
Editor	Lisa Binkley
Running time	90 minutes
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)

The film, shot in British Columbia, Canada,^{[citation needed]} aired on Lifetime on July 18, 2011.^[1]

Cast

• Poppy Montgomery as J. K. Rowling
• Emily Holmes as Diane Rowling
  • Sarah Desjardins as young Diane Rowling
• Janet Kidder as Anne Rowling
• Paul McGillion as Peter Rowling
• Antonio Cupo as Jorge Arantes
• Andrew Kavadas as John Nettleship

Awards

At the Canadian Screen Awards 2013, the film won in the category for Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Film. Poppy Montgomery was also nominated in category for Lead actress in television film or miniseries, but lost to Emily Osment.^[2]