Commodification Montage Dancer (as Alexandra Maclean)
Kristen Munro
Commodification Montage Dancer (as Kristen Munroe)
Eva Redpath
Commodification Montage Dancer
Jamie Holmes
Commodification Montage Dancer
Brittany Gray
Commodification Montage Dancer
Karissa Strain
Commodification Montage Dancer
Katie Strain
Commodification Montage Dancer
Valerie Saija
Commodification Montage Dancer
Nina Strazzulla
Commodification Montage Dancer
Leanne Melissa Bishop
Amelia's Make-up Artist (uncredited)
James Byron
Charlie (uncredited)
Amelia Earhart
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gillian Ferrier
Student (uncredited)
Michael Malott
Constitution Hall Announcer (uncredited)
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Trivia
The 1927 Packard 7 Passenger used in the movie was actually Charles Lindbergh's car, given to him by the mayor of New York (Jimmie Walker) after his direct, non-stop flight from New York to Paris. The chauffeur in the movie is the owner of the car from RM Classic Cars of Blenheim.
The movie shows Amelia Earhart finishing third in the first Santa Monica-to-Cleveland Women's Air Derby in 1929, but does not explain why. At the last stop before the final leg of the race to Cleveland, Amelia Earhart and her friend Ruth Nichols were tied for first. Nichols took off right before Earhart, but her aircraft clipped a tractor on the runway and flipped over. Instead of taking off, Earhart ran to Ruth's plane to drag her to safety. After Earhart was sure that Nichols was not seriously hurt, she took off for Cleveland but finished third largely due to her delayed takeoff. A Warner Bros. movie, Women in the Wind (1939), is also based on this air race and features a plot loosely inspired by this incident.
When Amelia Earhart is flying and thinking about riding the horse, the horse and rider switch from trotting to galloping between shots but the sound is of a horse cantering throughout the entire scene.
The third-class petty officer, who is nodding off, salutes the second-class petty officer when he enters the room. Enlisted men only salute officers, not each other. Additionally, Navy and Coast Guard personnel never salute indoors, and they do not salute while "uncovered" (not wearing headgear.)
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Q
What became of Elinor Smith?
A
Elinor Smith [1911-2010], licensed as a pilot when she was 16 years old, had a long career as a test pilot and record-breaking aviatrix.
Q
Is "Amelia" based on a book?
A
No. Amelia is based on a script written by American screenwriter Ronald Bass. However, the screenplay was based on Bass' research utilizing Earhart biographies such as East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart (1997) by Susan Butler, The Sound of Wings (1989) by Mary S. Lovell, and Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved (1999) by Elgen and Mary Long.