Meg Tilly as Sister Agnes

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Meg Tilly as Sister Agnes is the fragile, devout young nun at the center of the psychological drama "Agnes of God," whose mysterious pregnancy and possible miracle spark an intense investigation of faith, trauma, and truth.

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instanceOf fictional character portrayal
film character
nun character
adaptedFrom Agnes of God
surface form: stage play "Agnes of God"
ageDescriptor young
appearsIn Agnes of God
surface form: Agnes of God (film)
awardRecognition Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Meg Tilly)
basedOn Agnes from the play "Agnes of God"
centralThemeRelation faith
trauma
truth
characterArc from innocence to confrontation with past
characterName Sister Agnes
cinematicStyleContext intimate, dialogue-driven drama
conflictType psychological conflict
spiritual conflict
coStarsWith Anne Bancroft
Jane Fonda
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
faithDefendedBy Mother Miriam Ruth
surface form: Mother Miriam Ruth (character)
filmDirector Norman Jewison
filmProductionCompany Columbia Pictures
filmReleaseYear 1985
filmWriter John Pielmeier
genreContext psychological drama
investigatedBy Dr. Martha Livingston
surface form: Dr. Martha Livingston (character)
keyPlotElement mysterious pregnancy
possible miracle
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
miracleQuestionedBy secular psychiatrist character
narrativeRole central character
subject of investigation
notableAspect ambiguous explanation of pregnancy
explores intersection of psychiatry and religion
occupation Roman Catholic nun
personalityTrait devout
fragile
portrayedBy Meg Tilly
religiousAffiliation Catholicism
screenTimeImportance major role
settingContext convent
supervisedBy Mother Miriam Ruth
surface form: Mother Miriam Ruth (character)
traumaTheme repressed memories

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Agnes of God characterPortrayed Meg Tilly as Sister Agnes