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 ...

Avildsen, helms a mediocre copy of his father’s Oscar-winning boxing pic. Spanning two decades in Burke’s life, from her start in the 1930s to that aforementioned championship title in the ...

Queen of the Ring is now officially in theaters and the story of Mildred Burke is finally mainstream. At the end of the day, that reality was the goal for director, Ash Avildsen. "It was a year ...

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 ...

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 ...

When she first stepped into the ring in the 1930s, Mildred Burke became one of the very first professional women wrestlers. Director Ash Avildsen's new film The Queen of The Ring explores the rise ...

Wrestler Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards) takes down an opponent in “Queen of the Ring.” Sumerian Pictures Share Just as the 2023 pro wrestling period piece drama “The Iron Claw” was a ...