Based on the bestselling memoir by J.D. Vance, HILLBILLY ELEGY is a modern exploration of the American Dream and three generations of an Appalachian family as told by its youngest member ...

Glenn Close played JD Vance's grandma in the 2020 movie "Hillbilly Elegy," based on the vice president's memoir of the same ...

The cast includes Glenn Close as Vance's grandmother ... nomination for best supporting actress, according to IMDb. "Hillbilly Elegy" had a mixed reception from critics and viewers.

Close, who received an Oscar nomination for the film, also revealed that the cast, including Adams ... for a human being,” she told Behar. Hillbilly Elegy director Ron Howard didn’t hold ...

Gabriel Basso is reflecting on playing J.D. Vance in the 2020 adaptation of the VP's memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' saying it's 'kind of weird' to be in Vance's 'timeline,' but he's a 'cool dude.' ...

is the name of that movie." Hostin chimed in, "Well, now he's talking about childless cat ladies." Reviews at the time claimed the film "Hillbilly Elegy" fell short in depicting the working class.

Vance, who grew up in Jackson, Kentucky, and Middletown, Ohio, skyrocketed to fame as the author of "Hillbilly Elegy." The book later turned into a movie of the same name that was released in 2020.

Basso portrayed Vance in the 2020 film "Hillbilly Elegy." Getty Images Gabriel Basso ... “talked a little bit” before Basso filmed the movie. “He’s a cool dude,” Basso said.

“Speaking of vice presidents — in 2020, you played J.D. Vance’s mamaw, his grandmother, in Hillbilly Elegy, and the movie was based on his bestselling memoir. I remember him hawking it in ...