her mother approaches Astrid, offering anything she wants in exchange for lying for her in court, as her mother has benefactors. As Astrid refuses, Rena tells her she's stupid to turn down money. Rena offers to make her an equal partner in her business, saying she has nowhere better to go. When she balks at the idea, Rena tells her to use her mother like her mother wants to use her. Astrid surprises Ingrid one final time in prison. Now she has black hair, harsh makeup, and dark clothes. In control over her mother for once, Astrid demands answers about her past in exchange for testifying that Barry committed suicide. She hammers her with questions about Barry, her father, Claire, and Annie, whom Astrid vaguely recalls from her toddler years. Annie was a neighbor who kept Astrid for over a year while Ingrid went wild. Astrid's father came looking for her when she was 8, but she turned him away. Devastated by these revelations, Ingrid claims she would undo all she has done. Although Astrid begs her to not make her testify, she refuses. Astrid seeks letters from Paul from a comic book shop. He soon shows up in LA and they renew their relationship. He accompanies her to her mother's trial as she waits to testify. The courtroom empties and she goes to see what happened. Susan explains that Ingrid instructed her to not include Astrid's testimony. Ingrid and Astrid stare at one another as she is led away. Gutted, Astrid watches as her mother is taken back to prison. Paul asks what happened, and she says her mother finally let her go. Two years later, a blond-again Astrid lives in NYC with Paul, tending to her art: dioramas in suitcases depicting her life up to that point. As she passes them, she closes each stating she will never visit the horrors they contain again. Pausing at the final one depicting Ingrid, Astrid reflects that although flawed, she knows her mother loves her. Cast Alison Lohman as Astrid Magnussen Robin Wright as Starr Thomas Michelle Pfeiffer as Ingrid Magnussen Renée Zellweger as Claire Richards Billy Connolly as Barry Kolker Svetlana Efremova as Rena Gruschenka Patrick Fugit as Paul Trout Cole Hauser as Ray Noah Wyle as Mark Richards Amy Aquino as Ms. Martinez Liz Stauber as Carolee Production Principal photography for "White Oleander" began on April 23, 2001. Filming