The DMV has many scenic areas and buildings that have been used as striking locales for filming film and TV. Whether it’s downtown D.C., Baltimore, or Annapolis, location scouts consistently look to our surrounding areas as visual homes for their stories. Montgomery County is no different.
Here are five movies (in no particular order) where you can see Montgomery County on the big screen:
This young Superwoman spent some of her formative years growing up in Potomac and even attended a Gifted & Talented program in the area during her elementary school years. At one point, she also lived in Senegal before moving to LA with her family, which is where she spent the majority of her teens. in 2018 she was one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influencial People.
Issa Rae is known for many projects, including her HBO show, Insecure. She also recently starred in the popular movie The Photograph. The Photograph was playing in theaters last winter and spring and is about the journey of a famous photographer’s estranged daughter (Issa Rae) as she falls in love with a journalist who is going through an investigation of his mother’s life Even if you haven’t seen The Photograph, you might recognize Rae from one of her many other works. She voiced the mom in the award winning animated short film Hair Love, and directed and acted in the movie The Lovebirds (released in April 2020).
Triadelphia (“three brothers”) was founded in 1809 by brothers-in-law Thomas Moore, Isaac Briggs, and Caleb Bentley, who were married to the Brooke sisters (Descendents of Robert Brooke, the founder of Brookeville).
The same water that helped create the thriving town ended up destroying it. A flood in 1868 causes significant damage to Triadelphia and other surrounding areas. Almost every mill was completely destroyed except for the grist mill. Entire homes were even swept away.
Where Do the Raked Leaves go in Montgomery County? A Leaf’s Tale.
Every autumn, Montgomery County becomes a sea of red, orange, and brown as trees prepare for the chilly weather ahead. And every good neighbor brings out their rakes and leaves their leaf piles neaty on the edge of their yard. Thanks to MCDOT’s Leaf Vacuum Program, all raked leaves are collected and out of sight. But where do the leaves go?
Has the penguin eclipsed the acorn as Silver Spring’s mascot?
In 1990, artist Sally Callmer’s 100-foot mural of penguins commuting through Silver Spring Metro station was unveiled by WMATA. The penguins have since become an unofficial mascot of Silver Spring. The acorn remains Silver Spring’s official mascot, but is it now time for the penguin to represent Silver Spring instead?
She was born and raised in Bethesda and attended the Holton-Arms School on River Road. After appearing on Broadway shows, commercials, and multiple television shows in the 80s, Patricia Richardson got her big break when she landed the role of Jill Taylor on Home Improvement as a last minute replacement. The role led to Richardson receiving four Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. While working on Home Improvement in 1994, she co-hosted the Emmys with Ellen DeGeneres. TV Guide also named Jill Taylor the 7th best TV Mom of all-time.
Currently, Richardson lives in Los Angeles and will be turning 70 years old this upcoming February. The featured photograph comes from one of her high school yearbooks and below you’ll see a shot from her Home Improvement days.
Borat Has MoCo Ties?
Celebrities with MoCo Ties: Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel) is an Oscar-winning film director, screenwriter, photographer, and actor.
Many of you probably remember comedian Howard G from his Senate Auto commercials in the 90s. We caught up with him back in 2018 to learn a little more about him and see what he’s up to now:
Did you know Kimmy Gatewood is from Silver Spring and graduated from Paint Branch High School?
The MoCo native stars in GLOW as Stacey Beswick and portrayed Coach Crowley in Atypical, both successful series on Netflix. You may even remember her as Hillary Clinton or Marilyn Monroe from the “Epic Rap Battles of History” video series.
Pete Sampras has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his career, which was an Open Era record at the time of his retirement. He spent 263 total weeks ranked as the best tennis player in the world (3rd most all-time).
He spent the first seven years of his life in Potomac before his family moved west to California.