Debra Winger has revealed that before Geena Davis starred as Dottie Hinson in A League of Their Own, it was originally slated for her.
However, the 66-year-old actress chose to depart the movie and is opening up about the reason why. Click inside to see why Debra Winger passed on the role in A League of Their Own… In a new interview with The Telegraph, Debra admitted she left the movie because Madonna was cast.
Before Madonna was cast though, Debra had spent months training with the Chicago Cubs to prep for the role. “The studio agreed with me,” she shared, as she referred to the film as an Elvis movie, “because it was the only time I ever collected a pay-or-play on my contract.
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