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In My Words: Meet the Mom Who Plays Jesus’ Mom

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S0E255 · In My Words: Meet the Mom Who Plays Jesus’ Mom (2025)

Within the same year, she became a mom in real life and on TV. Vanessa Benavente describes how her own experience of motherhood has shaped her portrayal of Jesus’ mother, Mary—and given her a window into the profound loss and love the real Mary would have experienced.

In My Words: Meet the Mom Who Plays Jesus’ Mom

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27 Jul 2025
Source The Movie Database

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