Natalie Portman to direct and star as identical Jewish twins in Dear Abby-Ann Landers biopic
Portman made her directorial debut in the 2015 film 'A Tale of Love and Darkness,' based on Amos Oz’s novel about his childhood in pre-state Israel.
Natalie Portman has been hired to direct and star in an untitled biopic as Jewish twin sisters Pauline Esther Friedman and Esther Pauline Friedman, authors of the famous Dear Abby and Ask Ann Landers advice columns.
Born in 1918, the sisters were icons who wrote and competed professionally during their careers that lasted their entire lives; they wrote under the pseudonyms Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren. Both of them were known to use straightforward styles in dispensing advice.
