The personal life of Irish stage legend Catherine Odell was also a grand theatrical performance. The most devoted viewer of which was the daughter of the actress Nora. But both on stage and in life, her mother always remained a mystery to her.... Years later, Nora writes a book of memoirs in which she tries to understand the actress adored by the public, who conquered the theatrical stages of London and New York ... a woman who completely devoted herself to art and men ... a mother who never told her daughter the name of her father.