# Anna Van Patten Joins Searchlight’s ‘Playmates’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/anna-van-patten-joins-searchlights-playmates/
- Published: 2026-11-13T18:19:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T22:35:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/anna-van-patten-joins-playmates-movie-1237223041/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Anna Van Patten joins Searchlight’s *Playmates* as Jade.
- The coming-of-age film draws on Lorraine Nicholson’s experiences.
- Lily-Rose Depp and Indiana Elle lead its story.

## Summary

Anna Van Patten has joined the cast of Searchlight’s film *Playmates*, playing a character named Jade. The film is inspired by director Lorraine Nicholson’s experiences growing up at the Playboy Mansion and follows a young teenager whose time there leads to an unexpected friendship.

The story centres on 13-year-old Elle, played by Indiana Elle, who considers the Mansion a second home. She meets Anna, played by Lily-Rose Depp, one of seven women hoping to become Playmate of the Month; the pair try to help each other get a magazine cover and a boy. Bill Pullman plays Hugh Hefner, while Jessica Biel plays a fictional former Playmate and one of his wives. Further details about Van Patten’s role have not been disclosed.

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