Tag: A Small Light

Bel Powley as Miep Gies in A SMALL LIGHT
Interviews

A Small Light Star Bel Powley on Playing Miep Gies, Who Hid Anne Frank and Her Family, and the Series’ Scary Parallels to Today

Written by:Danielle SolzmanPosted on:

The following interview with A Small Light actress Bel Powley was originally published last summer at Above the Line. In light of the site being taken offline this weekend, I am republishing my interview with the actress on Solzy at the Movies. None of the text has been changed since its original publication. Bel Powley recently steeled herself for the challenge of portraying Miep Gies in National Geographic’s limited series A Small Light. Gies was the subject of an…

"A Small Light Star Bel Powley on Playing Miep Gies, Who Hid Anne Frank and Her Family, and the Series’ Scary Parallels to Today"
The Gies and Frank families attend a performance at the Jewish Theater as seen in A SMALL LIGHT. (From left: Bel Powley as Miep Gies, Ashley Brooke as Margot Frank, Amira Casar as Edith Frank, Billie Boullet as Anne Frank, Liev Schreiber as Otto Frank, and Joe Cole as Jan Gies)
Television

A Small Light Puts The Focus On Miep Gies

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While Anne Frank’s story will be forever known thanks to her diary, A Small Light focuses on the woman who helped the Franks, Miep Gies. “I don’t like being called a hero, because no one should ever think you have to be special to help others. Even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can turn on a small light in a dark room.” – Miep Gies (Bel Powley) Anne Frank’s story has…

"A Small Light Puts The Focus On Miep Gies"