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Paul Newman's character sister

posted 12 years ago by JetSoCal
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I just watched part of the movie and I thought Paul's character sister was hot (much hotter than Eva Marie Saint IMO). I wasn't able to catch her character name but based on what I find on the list of credits her name apparent to be Betty Walker (played as Sarah). There is no mini-bio or photo of her in IMDB and she appeared in very few movies (some uncredited) and few TV appearances. I was kinda surprised because she had somewhat a good role in Exodus. Sadly, she passed away in 1982 at young age of 53.

[–] EJF 12 years ago

That's because Betty Walker plays Paul Newman's mother. His sister, Jordana, is played by Alexandra Stewart.

[–] JetSoCal 11 years ago

Thank you ELF for the correction. I dunno how I overlooked her name in the movie's credit list.

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

The character of Jordana plays a more prominent role in the novel, as does her love affair with David. Unfortunately in the translation to screen, her back story becomes sidelined to a large extent. A fact of life I guess when you are adapting such large literary works to the cinema.