Emma Goldman — J. Edgar Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jessica Hecht

Appears in

J. Edgar (2011)

Role

Minor

Relationships (3)

• Emma Goldman — Conflict Target — Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer)

  Adversarial dynamic as Tolson's agency pursues Goldman's radical activities.

• Emma Goldman — Conflict Target — Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts)

  Administrative opposition as Gandy facilitates Goldman's persecution.

• Emma Goldman — Conflict Persecutor — Mitchell Palmer (Geoff Pierson)

  Direct political and legal persecution during the First Red Scare.

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