Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Patricia Clarkson joins Morning Joe to discuss starring as equal pay-activist Lilly Ledbetter in 'Lilly,' a movie that follows Ledbetter from an Alabama factory to the halls of power in Washington.

Lilly Ledbetter was among the few women who worked the factory floor at Alabama’s Goodyear tire plant from the late 1970s to 1990s. She endured sexual harassment and discrimination, only to

In the biopic Lilly, Patricia Clarkson stars as Ledbetter, a Goodyear employee who found out that she was getting paid less than fellow supervisors who were men, and follows her legal journey to the U.S. Supreme Court. The film culminates in the historic 2009 passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in Congress.

Lilly Ledbetter’s journey began in 1979 at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Gadsden. Her experience working there led her to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Lilly Ledbetter, born into humble beginnings in Alabama, faced discrimination at Goodyear, discovering she was paid less than male colleagues. Her leg

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with actress Patricia Clarkson to talk about her role in new movie “Lilly.”