Vancouver's Emily Bett Rickards was pumped-up to play the groundbreaking and rule-changing female pro wrestler Mildred Burke.

Emily Bett Rickards. The actor plays the iconic Mildred Burke, a groundbreaking female wrestler, in her new film, "Queen of the Ring." ...

Josh Lucas, Francesca Eastwood and Deborah Ann Wohl co-star in an arch and inspiring film about athlete Mildred Burke.

Emily Bett Rickards had a great inspiration for getting into shape to play Mildred Burke. Queen of the Ring is one of the ...

Avildsen, helms a mediocre copy of his father’s Oscar-winning boxing pic. Spanning two decades in Burke’s life, from her start in the 1930s to that aforementioned championship title in the ...

Google Mildred Burke and you’ll find vintage pictures of the pro wrestling icon showing off her impressive biceps. Those photos gave Emily Bett Rickards inspiration not only for what she needed ...

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... 'Queen of The Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on ...

When she first stepped into the ring in the 1930s, Mildred Burke became one of the very first professional women wrestlers. Director Ash Avildsen's new film The Queen of The Ring explores the rise ...