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95-Year-Old June Squibb Shines in Johansson's Directorial Debut

9/25/2025

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June Squibb, 95, stars in Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut, Eleanor the Great.
She gained late recognition, with Thelma behind her and Marjorie Prime forthcoming.
In Eleanor the Great, she plays a woman who adopts her deceased friend's Holocaust survivor history.
Johansson credits Squibb's performance and Cannes reaction as pivotal; Squibb began acting in films at 60.

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Story summary

June Squibb, 95, stars in Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut, Eleanor the Great.
She gained late recognition, with Thelma behind her and Marjorie Prime forthcoming.
In Eleanor the Great, she plays a woman who adopts her deceased friend's Holocaust survivor history.
Johansson credits Squibb's performance and Cannes reaction as pivotal; Squibb began acting in films at 60.