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== In drama and literature == Gray's marriage to Ruskin and subsequent romance with Millais have been dramatised on many occasions: * ''The Love of John Ruskin'' (1912), a silent movie about Ruskin, Gray and Millais. * ''[[The Love School]]'' (1975), a BBC series about the Pre-Raphaelites, starring [[Anne Kidd]] (Gray), [[David Collings]] (Ruskin), and [[Peter Egan]] (Millais). * ''John Ruskin's Wife'' (1979), a novel about the relationship by Eva McDonald. * ''Dear Countess'' (1983), a radio play by [[Elizabeth Morgan (actress)|Elizabeth Morgan]], with [[Derek Jacobi]] (Ruskin), Bridget McCann (Gray), [[Timothy West]] (Old Mr Ruskin) [[Michael Fenner]] (Millais). The author played Ruskin's mother. * [[File:Effie Gray (Lady Millais) letter to RS Fittis.jpg|alt=Letter from Lady Millais (Effie Gray) to RS Fittis dated 7 October 1889 in which she purchases his books as prizes for Birnam schoolchildren and expresses an interest in exploring her Gray family history.|thumb|Letter from Lady Millais (Effie Gray) to RS Fittis dated 7 October 1889. Held in Fittis Collection, Perth and Kinross Archives.]]''[[The Passion of John Ruskin]]'' (1994), a short film directed by [[Alex Chappel]], starring [[Mark McKinney]] (Ruskin), [[Neve Campbell]] (Gray) and [[Colette Stevenson]] (Gray's voice). * ''Modern Painters'' (1995), an opera about Ruskin, Gray and Millais, music by David Lang, libretto by Manuela Hoelterhoff. * ''Parrots and Owls'', (1994) a radio play by [[John Purser (musician)|John Purser]] about the [[O'Shea brothers]] in which Gray appears as a friend of James O'Shea and her marital problems are discussed. * ''[[The Countess (play)|The Countess]]'' (1995), a play written by [[Gregory Murphy]] concentrating on the breakdown of the marriage between Ruskin and Gray. * ''The Order of Release'' (1998), a radio play by [[Robin Brooks]] about Ruskin ([[Bob Peck]]), Gray ([[Sharon Small]]) and Millais ([[David Tennant]]). * ''The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits'' (2002), a collection of short stories by [[Emma Donoghue]], contains a story "Come, Gentle Night" about Ruskin and Gray's wedding night. * ''Mrs Ruskin'' (2003), a play by [[Kim Morrissey]] about the breakdown of the marriage and Gray's fraught relationship with Ruskin's domineering mother. * ''[[Desperate Romantics]]'' (2009), a six-part [[BBC]] television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. She is played by [[Zoe Tapper]]. * ''[[Effie Gray (film)|Effie Gray]]'' (2014), a film produced by [[Emma Thompson]] with [[Dakota Fanning]] as the eponymous character, [[Tom Sturridge]] as Millais and [[Greg Wise]] as Ruskin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/08/dakota-fanning-and-emma-thompson-team-for-1850s-victorian-drama-effie-158691/|title=Dakota Fanning And Emma Thompson Team For 1850s Victorian Drama 'Effie'|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=16 August 2011|access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
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