Emily Bett Rickards hit the gym and the ropes to play wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke in "Queen of the Ring," which weaves in fact with fiction.

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the 1930s to become the first million-dollar female athlete in ...

"Mildred Burke was a dreamer, a trailblazer, a warrior and an all-time wrestling single mother who defied the era that she was in," said Emily Bett Rickards, who plays the biopic's lead role.

Most ardent wrestling fans have at the very least heard the name Mildred Burke, even if they are not intimately familiar with her rise to fame in the 1930's, 40's and 50's. Many casual members of ...

This biopic of pioneering female wrestler Mildred Burke, known to fans as the Kansas Cyclone, has a distinct Lifetime movie quality to its execution. It paints in the broadest strokes possible ...

This is the story we have to do.’” The 2009 book by Jeff Leen chronicles how Burke (née Mildred Bliss) was discovered by itinerant wrestling promoter Billy Wolfe, who plucked the young ...

Emily Bett Rickards portrays wrestling great Mildred Burke in “Queen of the Ring.” (Courtesy of Sumerian Pictures) As did “Fighting With My Family,” the 2019 film in which Florence Pugh ...

However, before any of these names made their mark, there was Mildred Burke, a female wrestler who rose up in the 1930s and took over wrestling. Mildred Burke combined muscles and strength with ...

A waitress becomes a wrestler in this sports drama, based on the true story of the champion Mildred Burke. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...