{{Short description|2011 television film directed by Paul A. Kaufman}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox television | alt_name = Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | genre = [[Biography]] | creator = | based_on = | writer = Jeffrey Berman<br />Tony Caballero | screenplay = | story = | director = Paul A. Kaufman | starring = [[Poppy Montgomery]]<br />[[Emily Holmes]]<br />[[Janet Kidder]]<br />[[Paul McGillion]]<br />[[Antonio Cupo]]<br />Andrew Kavadas | narrator = | theme_music_composer = Jeff Toyne | country = United States | language = English | num_episodes = | producer = | editor = Lisa Binkley | cinematography = Mathias Herndl | runtime = 90 minutes | company = | budget = | network = [[Lifetime (TV channel)|Lifetime]] | released = {{Start date|2011|07|18}} }}
'''''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]]''.
The film, shot in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]],{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} aired on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] on July 18, 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.stltoday.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/tv-picks-for-july-18-magic-beyond-words-the-j-k-rowling-story/article_00292bda-796a-5e6a-81d4-cb6f38dbb146.html | work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] | title=TV picks for July 18: 'Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story' | date=18 July 2011 | access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
==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]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Powell|first=W. Andrew|url=https://www.thegate.ca/news/013784/winners-at-the-2013-canadian-screen-awards/|title=Winners at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards|work=thegate.ca|date=3 March 2013|access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721021211/http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/magic-beyond-words-the-jk-rowling-story Magic Beyond Words The J.K. Rowling Story Movie - Official Site myLifetime.com] *{{IMDb title|1979269}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110624234310/http://magicbeyondwords.aetncsg.com/ J.K. Rowling Magic Beyond Words]
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[[Category:2011 television films]] [[Category:2011 films]] [[Category:Biographical films about writers]] [[Category:Films based on biographies]] [[Category:Lifetime (TV channel) films]] [[Category:Films shot in British Columbia]] [[Category:J. K. Rowling]] [[Category:Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Television Film or Miniseries winners]] [[Category:Films directed by Paul A. Kaufman]]
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