Kate Winslet not to play Mother Teresa
( 2001-06-08 13:49 ) (7 )

British star Kate Winslet's spokeswoman on Thursday scotched reports that the actress is to play Mother Teresa in an Indian film about the nun's life.

Indian media reported that Winslet, star of the blockbuster "Titanic", had been lined up to play the Roman Catholic nun in a feature film to be directed by Rajiv Nath.

But Winslet's US spokeswoman told Reuters that she knew nothing about the film and had no idea where the reports had come from.

She said Winslet, who has just finished playing author Iris Murdoch in "Iris", may appear in a second film opposite Oscar-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush.

The spokeswoman said Winslet, who first worked with Rush in the Marquis de Sade story "Quills", was in discussions to star in "The Magician's Wife", due to start filming in September.