# Magic Beyond Words > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Magic_Beyond_Words > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Magic_Beyond_Words.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Beyond_Words > Source revision: 1345152133 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2011 television film directed by Paul A. Kaufman This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Magic Beyond Words" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 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) ***Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story*** is a made-for-TV film starring actress [Poppy Montgomery](/source/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](/source/J._K._Rowling), her bid to become a published author, and her rise to fame that followed the [publication](/source/Publication) of *[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone)*. The film, shot in [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada),[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] aired on [Lifetime](/source/Lifetime_(TV_network)) on July 18, 2011.[1] ## Cast - [Poppy Montgomery](/source/Poppy_Montgomery) as [J. K. Rowling](/source/J._K._Rowling) - [Emily Holmes](/source/Emily_Holmes) as Diane Rowling - [Sarah Desjardins](/source/Sarah_Desjardins) as young Diane Rowling - [Janet Kidder](/source/Janet_Kidder) as Anne Rowling - [Paul McGillion](/source/Paul_McGillion) as Peter Rowling - [Antonio Cupo](/source/Antonio_Cupo) as Jorge Arantes - Andrew Kavadas as [John Nettleship](/source/John_Nettleship) ## Awards At the [Canadian Screen Awards 2013](/source/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](/source/Emily_Osment).[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["TV picks for July 18: 'Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story'"](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). *[St. Louis Post-Dispatch](/source/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch)*. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Powell, W. Andrew (3 March 2013). ["Winners at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards"](https://www.thegate.ca/news/013784/winners-at-the-2013-canadian-screen-awards/). *thegate.ca*. Retrieved 6 February 2024. ## External links - [Magic Beyond Words The J.K. Rowling Story Movie - Official Site myLifetime.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20110721021211/http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/magic-beyond-words-the-jk-rowling-story) - [*Magic Beyond Words*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979269/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [J.K. Rowling Magic Beyond Words](https://web.archive.org/web/20110624234310/http://magicbeyondwords.aetncsg.com/) v t e J. K. Rowling Political views Awards and nominations Wizarding World books Harry Potter The Philosopher's Stone (1997) The Chamber of Secrets (1998) The Prisoner of Azkaban (1999) The Goblet of Fire (2000) The Order of the Phoenix (2003) The Half-Blood Prince (2005) The Deathly Hallows (2007) Other Quidditch Through the Ages (2001) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2001) Harry Potter prequel (2008) The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008) Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (2016) Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists (2016) Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (2016) Cormoran Strike books (as Robert Galbraith) The Cuckoo's Calling (2013) The Silkworm (2014) Career of Evil (2015) Lethal White (2018) Troubled Blood (2020) The Ink Black Heart (2022) The Running Grave (2023) The Hallmarked Man (2025) Other works The Casual Vacancy (2012) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016) The Ickabog (2020) The Christmas Pig (2021) Films and TV series Films produced Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) Films produced and written Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) TV series adaptations The Casual Vacancy (2015) Strike (2017–present) Related Beira's Place Killiechassie Lumos Church Cottage, Tutshill Magic Beyond Words T. 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