Elissa Down has directed the upcoming American Netflix movie ‘Ivy & Bean’ which is based on the book of Annie Barrows. The plot of the movie revolves around two friends named Bean and Ivy.
Their different nature makes their friendship unlikely. Bean is characterized by loudness and lack of fear whereas Ivy is quiet and thoughtful. But when an adventure embarks upon the lives of Ivy and Bean, they realize that it is possible to become best friends even though nature does not seem to allow it.
The filming of the action comedy family movie occurred in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The cast members of the film include Jane Lynch, Sasha Pieterse, Nia Vardalos, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lidya Jewett, Marci T. House, Jaycie Dottin, Garfield Wilson, Kesler Blalock, Madison Skye Validum, etc. The movie is set to release on September 2, 2022, in the United States.
Now let us see if we know the cast members of the movie and if we have seen them before by finding out the movies and tv series in which the actors and actresses acted previously.
Here are the cast members of Ivy & Bean
Jane Lynch:
American actress and comedian Jane Lynch are one of the primary cast members of the film. In 2002 Lynch played the role of Aileen Poole in the American medical series ‘MDs’ co-starring William Fichtner and John Hannah.
From 2009 to 2010 she starred as Constance Carmell in the American sitcom ‘Party Down’ and from 2009 to 2015 she was cast as Sue Sylvester in the American musical comedy series ‘Glee’. She played the lead role of Amy in 2016 in the American fantasy single-camera sitcom ‘Angel from Hell’.
Since 2017 she has been playing the role of Sophie Lennon in the American period comedy series ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’. The films in which Lynch starred include ‘For Your Consideration, ‘Adventures of Power’, ‘Role Models’, ‘Post Grad’, ‘Afternoon Delight’, ‘Thr Late Bloomer’, etc.
Sasha Pieterse:
South African-born American actress and singer Sasha Pieterse is another main cast of the film. From 2002 to 2004 she played the role of Buffy Davis in the television comedy ‘Family Affair’.
In the American popular mystery thriller teen series ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Pieterse played the lead role of Alison DiLaurentis from 2010 to 2017.
In 2019 she reprised this role in the sequel of the previous series ‘Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists’. The films in which she starred are ‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D’, ‘The Air I Breathe’, ‘Good Luck Chuck’, ‘G.B.F.’, ‘Inherent Vice’, ‘Burning Bodhi’, ‘And Coin Heist.
Nia Vardolas:
Canadian actress Nia Vardolas is another cast member of the movie. She is also a screenwriter and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing the romantic comedy movie ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ in 2002 in which she also starred.
She was also nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for this film. Other films in which she starred are ‘Connie and Carla’, ‘My Life in Ruins’, ‘I Hate Valentine’s Day, ‘For a Good Time, Call…’, ‘An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars, ‘Dealin’ with Idiots’, ‘Helicopter Mom’, ‘Car Dogs’, ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ etc.
She starred in minor roles in tv series such as ‘The Drew Carey Show’, ‘Two Guys and a Girl, ‘My Big Fat Greek Life’, ‘My Boys’, ‘Drop Dead Diva’, ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, ‘The Catch’, ‘Graves’, ‘Station 19’, ‘Love, Victor’, etc.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson:
American actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is another cast member of the series. From 2009 to 2020 he played one of the main characters, Mitchell Pritchett, in the popular family sitcom ‘Modern Family.
His films include ‘Ordinary Sinner’, ‘Griffin and Phoenix’, ‘Untraceable’, ‘Wonderful World’, ‘8’ etc. In the upcoming American thriller movie ‘Cocaine Bear’ he will be seen starring.
Lidya Jewett:
Ethiopian actress Lidya Jewett is another cast member of the series. In the American teen sitcom WITS Academy’ she starred as a young witch named Gracie Walker 2015. In the crime comedy series ‘Good Girls’ she played the daughter of Ruby, one of the three protagonists i.e.
The three mothers of the series. She also starred in a single episode of ‘Grey’s Anatomy, ‘Bunk’d’, and ‘See Dad Run. In the 2016 biographical movie ‘Hidden Figures’ she played the role of young Katherine Coleman.
In 2017 she was cast as Lina Annan in the coming-of-age movie ‘Wonder’. She played the ten years old Ruby, whose older version is played by Amandla Stenberg, in the dystopian sci-fi movie ‘The Darkest Minds’.
She acted as Kari in the 2020 family dance comedy movie ‘Feel the Beat’. She also starred as the main character Yazmin in the dark fantasy horror movie ‘Night books’ in 2021.
