What a Girl Wants
Seventeen‑year‑old Daphne flies to England hoping to reconnect with the aristocratic father she never knew, only to clash with his scheming fiancée’s daughter and a rigid political world that threatens to keep her forever an outsider.
“Trying to fit in. Born to stand out.”
Synopsis
Daphne Reynolds, an American, travels to Europe to meet the father she has never known. Expecting to find a British counterpart to her bohemian mother, she instead discovers that her mother's great love is a rigid politician. The complication arises when she learns that her long-lost father is engaged to a determined social climber whose daughter treats Daphne with hostility.
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A crew of 52+ credited
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Edited by Charles McclellandShot by Andrew DunnScored by Rupert Gregson WilliamsDesigned by Michael Carlin
Box Office
2003 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$50.7M
US & Canada: $36.1M — 71% of worldwide · International: $14.6M (29%)
Opening weekend: $11.4M — 32% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $13.7M — 38% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,964 theaters
Also known as
- Was Mädchen wollende
- Ce dont rêvent les fillesfr
- Una ragazza e il suo sognoit
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Cast & Crew
52 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Amanda Bynes
as Daphne Reynolds
Colin Firth
as Henry Dashwood
Kelly Preston
as Libby Reynolds
Soleil Mcghee
as Young Daphne
Eileen Atkins
as Jocelyn Dashwood
Anna Chancellor
as Glynnis Payne
Jonathan Pryce
as Alistair Payne
Peter Reeves
as Sir John Dashwood
Oliver James
as Ian Wallace
James Greene
as Percy
Christina Cole
as Clarissa Payne
Steven Osborne
as Staff Member
Supporting cast
27Mike Toller
as Libby's Band Member
Ben Scholfield
as Armistead Stuart
Sylvia Syms
as Princess Charlotte
Tara Summers
as Noelle
Peter Hugo
as Prince Charles
Jonah Russell
as Policeman
Stanley Townsend
as Bride's Father
Roger Ashton Griffiths
as Lord Orwood
Judy Collins
as Dancer
Victoria Wicks
as Henry's Secretary
David Gyasi
as Ian's Band Member
Mindy Lee Raskin
as Bride
Nita Mistry
as Girl in Hostel
Natalie Bromley
as Jane
Stephanie Lane
as Fiona
Sarah Mark
as Newspaper Reporter #2
Elizabeth Richard
as Queen
Flaminia Cinque
as Caterer
Ethel Crichlow
as Dancer
Layla Ellison
as Dancer
Annie Lucas
as Dancer
Susan Mills
as Dancer
Jane Victory
as Dancer
June Walker
as Dancer
Maureen Waters
as Dancer
Francesca De Luca
as Dancer
Tony Kemp
as Dancer
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