Trivia

Winifred Watson's book was published the fall of 1938 and it became a smash hit. Plans were in the works for a Hollywood film version starring Billie Burke as Miss Pettigrew, but the start of WWII brought those plans to a halt. The publisher re-released the book in 2000 which led to it being "found" again by Hollywood after 60+ years.

The director had to ask Lee Pace to leave the set because Amy Adams admittedly was too distracted by him since "he just looked so dashing."

Amy Adams and Lee Pace both did their own singing.

The shot of Delysia getting out of the bath is a based on Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus', as she copies the body position together with the sea-shell pattern on the wall behind her.

Amy Adams said in an interview, "I would like to see "Miss Pettigrew" on Broadway! There's that one musical number in it now, and I think there's room for more."