Emily Bett Rickards knew very little about professional wrestling before signing on to play one of its most important female ...

"I can't sing and I can't dance," Mildred Burke tells her future manager, husband, business partner (and later ex-husband and ...

Most ardent wrestling fans have at the very least heard the name Mildred Burke, even if they are not intimately familiar with her rise to fame in the 1930's, 40's and 50's. Many casual members of ...

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the 1930s to become the first million-dollar female athlete in ...

The titular character of Mildred Burke is played by 'Arrow' star Emily Bett Rickards. While speaking with Denise Salcedo for a new interview, Rickards stated that the character of Burke inspired her ...

Among them was giving Green Arrow a geeky female sidekick in Emily Bett Rickards' Felicity Smoak, the spiritual successor to Smallville's Chloe Sullivan. Felicity was soon established as ...

Actor Gavin Casalegno chatted about starring in the new wrestling film “Queen of the Ring” alongside Emily Bett Rickards, which was directed by Ash Avildsen. Gavin Casalegno. Photo Credit ...

Based on the book of the same title by Jeff Leen, Queen of the Ring tells the story of Mildred Burke (in a dazzling performance by Emily Bett Rickards), one of the very first professional ...

Emily Bett Rickards and Josh Lucas appear in a scene from “Queen of the Ring.” (Submitted) Thanks to her ability and showmanship, Mildred, aka “The Kansas Cyclone,” draws enthusiastic ...

A waitress becomes a wrestler in this sports drama, based on the true story of the champion Mildred Burke. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards) embraces both her femininity and strength with equal fervor, so the thought of women not being allowed to enter the ring — let alone fight a male opponent ...