Marisa Tomei Will Play Gloria Steinem in HBO Miniseries

Marisa Tomei will play Gloria Steinem, the feminist pioneer and founder of Ms. magazine, in an upcoming miniseries that's in development at HBO, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

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Titled Ms., the production will explore the founding of the publication in 1971. Kathy Najimy co-stars as Steinem's best friend, U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug. The miniseries is being executive-produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Bruce Cohen, along with Tomei and Najimy. Steinem, 80, is acting as a consultant on the project.

Tomei recently signed a first-look development deal with HBO, under which she will develop, produce and potentially star in projects.

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