Kimberly Elise stars in a sweetly rendered biopic about the Special Olympics runner who overcame social bias and won the 1996 Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. Janet McFarland: Camryn Manheim. Rita: Tina Lifford. Miss Rydell: Nancy Palk. Ben: Damon Gupton. Christine: Nicole Ari Parker. Eunice Kennedy Shriver: Fiona Reid. Directed by Lee Grant.