Martina Navratilova to Executive Produce Documentary on Tennis Legends Suzanne Lenglen, Helen Wills (EXCLUSIVE)

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova will executive produce a feature documentary on all-time greats from another era — Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills. “The Goddess and The American Girl”…

will executive produce a feature documentary on all-time greats from another era — Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills.

Featuring unprecedented access to original 1920s footage, which will be colorized, the documentary explores the emerging role of women through the lens of Lenglen and Wills’ epic battle. Leading factual producers Cornelia Street Productions , Handel Productions and Arrow Media are joining forces for the film.

Cornelia Street Productions MD Sarah Sapper said: “The huge amount of interest we have had in this project exemplifies how important this event is to the history of women everywhere. These two unsung women pushed the boundaries of what it meant to be female.”

 

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