Lori Petty has had an interesting career as she never really hit the big time, but everyone seems to know who she is. Well, teh one time “Tank Girl” is set to make her directorial debut with The Poker House, a film she wrote with David Alan Grier.
Starring in the feature will be Petty and Grier along with Selma Blair, Bokeem Woodbine and Jennifer Lawrence.
Picture is set in 1976 and centered on a 14-year-old girl and her two younger sisters as they make their way through the tragedy that seems to be their life.
Filming is already underway in Chicago.
