The personal life of Irish stage legend Catherine O'Dell was itself a grand theatrical performance watched from behind the scenes by her daughter, Nora. Both on stage and in life, her mother always remained a mystery to her.... Years later, Nora writes a book of memoirs in which she tries to understand the actress adored by the public, who conquered the theatrical stage of London and New York. A woman who devoted herself entirely to art and men. A mother who never gave her daughter her father's name...