Natalie Portman Will Star And Direct In A Biopic About Dear Abby

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Natalie Portman is going to direct and star in a biopic about identical twin sisters, Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers, who became the most famous advice columnists of the 20th century.

“Dear Abby,” began in 1956 by Pauline Esther Friedman in the San Francisco Chronicle. Her sister, Esther Pauline, took over another advice column in Chicago after she won a contest to take over the “Ask Ann Landers” advice column.

The competing columns led to the sisters having a bitter professional rivalry that lasted the rest of their lives, reports Page Six. Natalie will be playing both sisters.

Talk about a page turner!