In 2020, Zellweger earned an Academy Award for her portrayal of Judy Garland in Judy. {Shutterstock]
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Renée Zellweger is slated to star as Jacqueline Cochran, founder of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), in a new TV drama series titled *Avenger Field*.
The series will explore the WASP's pivotal yet often overlooked role during World War II, where thousands of women flew military aircraft despite initial skepticism and lack of official military status until 1977.
Currently in development by MGM Television, the drama features Felicia D. Henderson as writer/showrunner, Susanna White directing, and Zellweger also serving as co-executive producer.
Actress Renée Zellweger is slated to star in a TV drama series inspired by the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
According to Variety Magazine, Zellweger, 52, will play the role of WASP founder Jacqueline Cochran. Cochran, a record-setting aviatrix led the WASP program during World War II.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
