1982-12-17
116 mins
The Plot
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Cast and Crew
Dustin Hoffman
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange
Julie Nichols
Teri Garr
Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman
Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning
Les Nichols
Bill Murray
Jeff Slater
Sydney Pollack
George Fields
George Gaynes
John Van Horn
Geena Davis
April
Doris Belack
Rita
Ellen Foley
Jacqui
Peter Gatto
Rick
Lynne Thigpen
Jo
Ronald L. Schwary
Phil Weintraub
Debra Mooney
Mrs. Mallory
Amy Lawrence
Amy
Kenny Sinclair
Boy
Susan Merson
Page
Robert D. Wilson
Stage Hand
James Carruthers
Middle-Aged Man
Estelle Getty
Middle-Aged Woman
Christine Ebersole
Linda
Bernie Pollack
Actor #1
Sam Stoneburner
Actor #2
Marjorie Lovett
Salesgirl
Barbara Spiegel
Billie
Suzanne von Schaack
Party girl
Anne Shropshire
Mrs. Crawley
Murray Schisgal
Party guest
Richard Whiting
Priest
Jim Jansen
Stage Manager #2
Tom Mardirosian
Stage Manager
Gavin Reed
Director
Annie Korzen
Autograph Hound
Ibbits Warriner
Autograph Hound
Lois de Banzie
Autograph Hound
Stephen Prutting
Autograph Hound
Tobin Bell
Waiter (uncredited)
Phillip Borsos
(uncredited)
Jim Dratfield
Acting Student (uncredited)
John Kapelos
Actor at Party (uncredited)
Joyce Worsley
Shocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited)
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (uncredited)
Pamela Lincoln
Secretary
Michael M. Ryan
Middle-Aged Man
