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Katharine Parker is the main antagonist of the 1988 romantic comedy-drama movie Working Girl. She was portrayed by Sigourney Weaver, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. She is a Boston financial executive who transfers to New York at the time that secretary Tess...
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Katherine Parker : My name is Katherine Parker, and I'm an associate partner in mergers and acquisitions at Petty Marsh, and this woman is my secretary. Jack Trainer : She's not
Working Girl is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, written by Kevin Wade, and starring Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith. Its plot follows an ambitious secretary from Staten Island who takes over her new boss's role while the boss is laid up with a broken leg. The secretary, who has been ...
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- December 21, 1988
Tess McGill is a hard working young woman who is determined to reach the top of the stockmarket world by hard work but as she turns 30 she is stuck in secretarial work so when she starts working for Katherine Parker she is glad that Katherine is willing to accept input and ideas from her.
Dec 21, 1988 · Working Girl: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith, Alec Baldwin. When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
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Mar 12, 2024 · When she gets a new job working in Mergers and Acquisitions for the beautiful and successful Katherine Parker (Weaver), she finally feels heard ― Until she learns her new mentor is more manipulative than the men, and, unlike them, she’s pretending to be something she’s not.
Nov 22, 2021 · This is particularly true of her character once Tess McGill is pretending to be Katharine Parker. McGill brings Trainer into her office for a follow-up meeting on her business proposal. Cynthia pretends to be her assistant, keeping Katharine's colleague from barging in.
