PLAYED BY: Rachel Griffiths
MARITAL STATUS/OCCUPATION: Married/housewife
MATERNAL QUALITY WE ADMIRE: Toughness. When Lorrie married Jim Morris, she didn’t know that her high-school science teacher husband could throw a baseball 98 miles an hour. When 40-year-old Jim is actually offered a chance to play in the major leagues — at an age most have already left the game — Lorrie understands what this means to him and encourages him to chase this opportunity (even if it leaves her with three young children and a growing stack of bills).
ON THE PHONE WITH HER HUSBAND, WHO IS CONCERNED THAT HIS ABSENCE MAY BE PUTTING AN UNBEARABLE BURDEN ON HER: “Jim Morris, I’m a Texas woman, which means I don’t need the help of a man to keep things running.”
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