--- description: Steinem will consult on the project, which George Clooney is producing title: Marisa Tomei to Play Gloria Steinem in HBO Miniseries image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7e7ed8b5d71d9a/698780ae2dce012fa49ddb54/464248532.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Marisa Tomei to Play Gloria Steinem in HBO Miniseries  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2015 2:28 AM CUT  Marisa Tomei arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills on Feb. 22, 2015 Marisa Tomei arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills on Feb. 22, 2015Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez—AFP/Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2015 2:28 AM CUT Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei will play the renowned feminist writer and activist Gloria Steinem [in an upcoming HBO miniseries](http://www.thewrap.com/marisa-tomei-to-play-gloria-steinem-in-ms-hbo-miniseries/?utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=mailchimp "undefined"). The series, called _Ms._, will focus on the creation of _Ms._ magazine in 1971 and the feminist movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the Wrap reports. Steinem herself will consult on the project, and Kathy Najimy will co-star. Bruce Cohen, George Clooney and Grant Heslov will executive-produce alongside Najimy and Tomei. Tomei, who won an Oscar for her role in _My Cousin Vinny_, previously worked with Clooney and his producing partner Heslov on the 2011 drama _The Ides of March_. She recently inked [a development deal with HBO](http://deadline.com/2015/02/marisa-tomei-first-look-deal-hbo-1201376370/ "undefined"). \[[_The Wrap_](http://www.thewrap.com/marisa-tomei-to-play-gloria-steinem-in-ms-hbo-miniseries/?utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=mailchimp "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3719781/marisa-tomei-gloria-steinem-hbo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3719781/marisa-tomei-gloria-steinem-hbo/"},"headline":"Marisa Tomei to Play Gloria Steinem in HBO Miniseries","datePublished":"2015-02-24T02:28:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:39:01.065Z","description":"Steinem will consult on the project, which George Clooney is producing","url":"https://time.com/3719781/marisa-tomei-gloria-steinem-hbo/","keywords":["feminism","Television","George Clooney","Gloria Steinem"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7e7ed8b5d71d9a/698780ae2dce012fa49ddb54/464248532.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7e7ed8b5d71d9a/698780ae2dce012fa49ddb54/464248532.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-OSCARS","caption":"US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-OSCARS","creditText":"Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3719781/marisa-tomei-gloria-steinem-hbo/","name":"Marisa Tomei to Play Gloria Steinem in HBO Miniseries"}}]}] ```