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Breaking Baz: Thomasin McKenzie Shines As Test-Tube Baby Pioneer In Heartfelt Movie ‘Joy’ – London Film Festival


Thomasin McKenzie shines in heartfelt movie 'Joy,' about the world's first "test-tube baby" who launched in-vitro fertilization: Breaking Baz column

It’s a spot-on perfect part for the New Zealander who starred in Jojo Rabbit, Last Night in Soho and The Power of the Dog, and she shines brilliantly as Purdy alongside Bill Nighy as Steptoe and James Norton as Edwards, who later was knighted for his services to medical research. Purdy ’s participation in bringing about the pioneering conception that led to the first “test tube” baby, Louise Brown, being born on July 25, 1978, often was overlooked while her two fellow trailblazers were garlanded by their scientific peers. The actor had help closer to home back in Wellington, New Zealand, where, when younger, she used to babysit three children whose grandfather, Dr. Richard Fisher, is a leader and pioneer of fertility in the South Pacific country.

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