June Squibb nabbed an Oscar nomination for her wickedly fun turn as the foul-mouthed, long-suffering Kate Grant in Alexander Paynes Nebraska. But shell win props for doing most of her own stunts as a scooter-speeding 93-year-old in Thelma. The heartwarming outing, directed by Josh Margolin, finds Squibb playing Thelma, an elderly victim of a phone scammer.
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