Cotton Mary is a 1999 film directed by Ismail Merchant, best known as the producer half of Merchant Ivory and Madhur Jaffrey, actress and author of cookery books. It was filmed in India.

Plot

This film follows the story of a British woman living in India (Scacchi). She struggles during her birth and is in desperate need of a nanny. An Indian nurse known as Cotton Mary jumps to the opportunity. She seems kind at first, but her true nature gradually reveals itself as she manipulates everyone around her to get what she wants.

Cast

• Greta Scacchi - Lily MacIntosh
• Madhur Jaffrey - Cotton Mary
• James Wilby - John MacIntosh
• Sarah Badel - Mrs Evans
• Riju Bajaj - Mugs
• Gerson Da Cunha - Doctor Correa
• Joanna David - Mrs Smythe
• Neena Gupta - Blossom (Mary's sister)
• Sakina Jaffrey - Rosie
• Gemma Jones - Mrs Freda Davids
• Firdausi Jussawalla - Mr. Panamal
• Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal - Matron
• Nadira - Mattie
• Prayag Raaj - Abraham
• Captain Raju - Inspector Ramiji Raj
• Shobha Vijay - Ayah 2
• Virendra Saxena - Joseph
• Surekha Sikri - Gwen
• Laura Lumley - Theresa MacIntosh
• Matteo Piero Mantegazza - Baba
• Olivia Caesar - Baba
• Cuckoo Parameswaran - Nurse 1
• Beena Manoj - Nurse 2
• Maggie Arthasery - Nurse 3
• Arshia Rafique - Mira
• Vinnie D'Souza - Guitar player
• Chinappa - Tea Worker
• Ashok Koshy - Tea Worker
• Shirly Somasundaram - Ayah 1
• Jaya George - Ayah 3
• Philip Tabor - Henry Campbell-Jones
• Luke Jones - Charlie
• Susan Malick - Bunny Rogers
• Hamza - Fisherman
• Poornima Mohan - Receptionist
• Caroline Charlety - Stylist
• Ranjani Haridas - Stylist
• Gayatri Krishnan - Stylist
• Txuku Iriarte Solana - Sylvie D'Costa

External links

• Cotton Mary