Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Born: June 18, 1952
in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress and comedian.

She became known in the 1970s in films such as Hester Street (for which she received an Oscar nomination) and Annie Hall. She appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as Simka Gravas, the wife of Latka, the character played by Andy Kaufman, winning two Emmy Awards for her work. She has played the character of Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, both in regional productions and on Broadway from 2005 to 2014. From 2015 to 2018 she was a main cast member on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, in which she played Lillian Kaushtupper.

Movies for Carol Kane...

Between the Temples
Title: Between the Temples
Character: Carla Kessler
Released: August 23, 2024
Type: Movie
A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher reenters his life as his new adult bat mitzvah student.
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Title: Dinner with the Parents
Character: Rose / Nana
Released: April 17, 2024
Type: TV
When the loving but dysfunctional Langer family gets together for dinner each week, things always go horribly, hilariously wrong.
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Remembering Gene Wilder
Title: Remembering Gene Wilder
Character: Self
Released: March 15, 2024
Type: Movie
This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers, to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak.
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Migration
Title: Migration
Character: Erin (voice)
Released: December 6, 2023
Type: Movie
After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
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iMordecai
Title: iMordecai
Character: Fela
Released: February 10, 2023
Type: Movie
Mordecai Samel is a Holocaust survivor. He grew up in a different time and does not fully understand youth and modern life. His son gives him an iPhone, and the gadget becomes a guide for Mordecai to a new reality and a tool to get closer to the world. A comedy about how technology can help you fall in love with life anew and rethink it.
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Title: Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Character: Bube Bina (voice)
Released: February 10, 2023
Type: TV
After 13-year-old super-genius Lunella accidentally brings ten-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the duo works together to protect the city's Lower East Side from danger.
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Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
Title: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
Character: Grand-Mah (voice)
Released: June 30, 2022
Type: Movie
A fun and funny tale about a sensitive, curious and rockin’ Naked Mole Rat named Wilbur who “scandalously” decides to (gasp!) get dressed! Find out what happens when Wilbur’s newfound love of rocking outfits rocks Naked Mole Rat society to its core.
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Title: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Character: Commander Pelia
Released: May 5, 2022
Type: TV
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
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Title: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Character: Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia
Released: May 5, 2022
Type: TV
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
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Harvey
Title: Harvey
Character: Betty Chumley
Released: May 20, 2021
Type: Movie
Charming and kind, Elwood P. Dowd has only one character flaw: an unwavering friendship with a six-foot-tall, invisible rabbit named Harvey. In order to save the family’s reputation, Elwood’s sister, Veta, takes him to the local sanitarium. But when Dr. William Chumley mistakenly commits anxiety-ridden Veta instead of her brother, it sets off a hilarious whirlwind of confusion and chaos as everyone tries to catch a man and his invisible rabbit.
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A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Title: A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Character: Valerie
Released: September 13, 2020
Type: Movie
The cast of The Princess Bride is together again! The stars of the iconic 1987 fantasy film reunited for a virtual table read hosted by Jason Reitman. The 3-hour virtual reunion included director Rob Reiner and actors Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shaw, and Christopher Guest. A Q&A after was moderated by Patton Oswalt. Guest stars stepped in for actors who were not available, including Finn Wolfhard, Josh Gad, Eric Idle, and Whoopi Goldberg.
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
Title: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
Character: Self
Released: May 14, 2020
Type: Movie
A live karaoke contest with original Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt songs, judged by the whole cast and producers! We're talking Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, Daniel Radcliffe, Tina Freaking Fey and more!
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Title: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Character: Lillian Kaushtupper
Released: May 12, 2020
Type: Movie
Kimmy's a famous author and she's about to marry a prince! But first she has to foil the Reverend's evil plot. It's your move: What should Kimmy do next?
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Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Title: Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Released: May 4, 2020
Type: Movie
The amusing and heartwarming play uses clothing and accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and often poignant stories that all women can relate to, creating one of the most enduring theatergoing experiences in New York. This 2017 production, from N2Y, features Lucy DeVito, Tracee Ellis Ross, Carol Kane, Natasha Lyonne, and Rosie O’Donnell.
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Title: Stars in the House
Character: Self
Released: March 16, 2020
Type: TV
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created Stars in the House, a daily live streamed series to support The Actors Fund and its services.
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Title: Hunters
Character: Mindy Markowitz
Released: February 20, 2020
Type: TV
A diverse band of Nazi Hunters living in 1977 New York City discover that hundreds of high ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The eclectic team of Hunters set out on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans.
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The Dead Don't Die
Title: The Dead Don't Die
Character: Mallory O'Brien
Released: May 15, 2019
Type: Movie
In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly rise to terrorize the town. Now three bespectacled police officers and a strange Scottish morgue expert must band together to defeat the undead.
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Title: The Ready Room
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 2019
Type: TV
Welcome to The Ready Room. Every Thursday Wil Wheaton will sit down with members of the Star Trek: Picard cast and crew to discuss the weekly episodes.
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Ghost Light
Title: Ghost Light
Character: Madeline Styne
Released: October 26, 2018
Type: Movie
A disgruntled summer-stock actor contemptuously disregards the superstition surrounding Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth and, by doing so, unleashes the curse of 'The Scottish Play' and wreaks havoc on the company.
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The Sisters Brothers
Title: The Sisters Brothers
Character: Mrs Sisters
Released: September 19, 2018
Type: Movie
Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.
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Title: Summer Camp Island
Character: Barb Jr. (voice)
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions.
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Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben
Title: Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben
Character: Self
Released: December 18, 2017
Type: Movie
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Waiting for Ishtar
Title: Waiting for Ishtar
Character: Self
Released: December 14, 2017
Type: Movie
A conversation about guilty pleasures turns into one man's quest to find others on a library waiting list, while simultaneously examining the fate of the famous Hollywood bomb Ishtar (1987).
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Title: Big Mouth
Character: Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)
Released: September 29, 2017
Type: TV
Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.
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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Title: Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Character: Self
Released: September 5, 2017
Type: Movie
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
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Title: Crowded
Character: Linda
Released: March 15, 2016
Type: TV
No more sex, booze and paying the bills naked. After 20 years of parenting, empty nesters Mike and Martina are finally reclaiming their wild side. But when both of their two grown daughters unexpectedly move back in and Mike's parents scratch their plans to spend their golden years in Florida, their roost is full again. This new (and very timely) family comedy proves that life is crazy with a full house, especially the second time around.
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Title: Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2016
Type: Movie
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director James Burrows. Watch Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows.
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Addiction: A 60's Love Story
Title: Addiction: A 60's Love Story
Character: Cecilia
Released: May 14, 2015
Type: Movie
Family man Max Bornstein was a full-time dope fiend working within the underground, highly illegal pornography industry in 1968’s New York City. While running books and films to delivery points and mob headquarters around the east coast, Max had the Feds on his tail. But even in the wake of a federal investigation, his truest worry was his wife and two young children, a family kept in the dark about his dealings and the walls of it caving in around him. As he battles his consuming addiction, dissolving family unit and the growing suspicion about his drug use amongst his associates, Max watches helplessly as his well-crafted reality falls to pieces, leaving him searching for the spaces in between.
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Ava's Possessions
Title: Ava's Possessions
Character: Talia
Released: March 16, 2015
Type: Movie
Ava is recovering from demonic possession. With no memory of the past month, she must attend a Spirit Possessions Anonymous support group to figure out what happened. Ava's life was hijacked by a demon, now it's time to get it back.
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Title: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Character: Lillian Kaushtupper
Released: March 6, 2015
Type: TV
When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a world she didn’t think even existed anymore.
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Title: Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Character: Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)
Released: January 18, 2015
Type: TV
Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.
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Title: Gotham
Character: Gertrude Kapelput
Released: September 22, 2014
Type: TV
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
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Emoticon
Title: Emoticon
Character: Hannah Song
Released: May 30, 2014
Type: Movie
Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern means of communication.' All that changes when she meets her new boyfriend's teenage kids, who are going through their own journeys of self-discovery. All of them learn to navigate love and intimacy in the digital age.
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Thanks for Sharing
Title: Thanks for Sharing
Character: Roberta
Released: September 19, 2013
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.
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Clutter
Title: Clutter
Character: Linda Bradford
Released: June 7, 2013
Type: Movie
Charlie Bradford, an aspiring filmmaker in his 30s, is doing the best he can to distance himself from the chaos of his childhood home. But his eccentric mother Linda, a compulsive hoarder who suffers from depression punctuated by spells of manic consumption, has a tendency to keep the people and things she loves close at hand. Charlie's younger sisters still live at home with Linda: Lisa, the older of the two has a history of petty theft and works as a home healthcare aid, and Penny, who is trying to overcome her agonizing shyness is starting a a new career as a home stager in a beleaguered real estate market.
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Sleepwalk with Me
Title: Sleepwalk with Me
Character: Linda
Released: August 24, 2012
Type: Movie
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
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Harvey
Title: Harvey
Character: Betty Chumley
Released: August 5, 2012
Type: Movie
Two-time Emmy® winner and Golden Globe Award® winner Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”, The Normal Heart), Tony® and Emmy Award nominee Charles Kimbrough (The Merchant of Venice) and Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht (A View from the Bridge) return to Broadway in Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize–winning comedy, Harvey. Parsons stars as one of modern theatre’s most lovable characters, Elwood P. Dowd. Charming and kind, Elwood has only one character flaw: an unwavering friendship with a six-foot-tall, invisible rabbit named Harvey.
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Should've Been Romeo
Title: Should've Been Romeo
Character: Ruth
Released: April 28, 2012
Type: Movie
A self-centered, middle-aged pitchman for a potato chip company loses his job and his livelihood just as his octogenarian grandfather is dropped on his doorstep unexpectedly by his mother on her way to a singles cruise.
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The Key Man
Title: The Key Man
Character: Marsha
Released: February 18, 2011
Type: Movie
An insurance salesman gets mixed up with two gangsters in effort to make more money and provide for his family, but things don't go as he planned.
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Title: Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Character: The Sea Witch (voice)
Released: February 14, 2011
Type: TV
A crew of kid pirates - leader Jake and pals Izzy and Cubby - and their Never Land adventures as they work to outwit two infamous characters, the one and only Captain Hook and Smee.
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Pete Smalls Is Dead
Title: Pete Smalls Is Dead
Character: Landlady
Released: September 17, 2010
Type: Movie
Two old pals attend an old friends funeral and find there is more to his death than him being dead.
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My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Title: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Character: Barbara
Released: April 22, 2010
Type: Movie
When Ethan arrives at the airport just in time to declare his undying love for his girlfriend, love appears to have conquered all. The scene, however, is really the ending of Ethan's novel, which his agent calls "unrealistic." Ethan soon meets a waitress, Jesse, and falls in love with her despite her growing devotion to Troy, a charming businessman. But the line between reality and fiction becomes increasingly blurred.
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The Bounty Hunter
Title: The Bounty Hunter
Character: Dawn
Released: March 16, 2010
Type: Movie
A revered bounty hunter's latest gig is rather satisfying, as his bail-skipper is his ex-wife, who has no intention of getting nabbed without a fight.
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Title: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Released: July 16, 2009
Type: TV
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Title: I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 2009
Type: Movie
John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominated for Best Picture. Yet today most people don't even know his name. I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh tour through movies that defined a generation.
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Four Christmases
Title: Four Christmases
Character: Aunt Sarah
Released: November 26, 2008
Type: Movie
Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Title: Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Character: Sheep (voice)
Released: November 8, 2008
Type: Movie
Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.
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Title: Phineas and Ferb
Character: Additional Voices (voice)
Released: August 17, 2007
Type: TV
Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
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Title: Phineas and Ferb
Character: Nana Shapiro (voice)
Released: August 17, 2007
Type: TV
Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
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The Year Without a Santa Claus
Title: The Year Without a Santa Claus
Character: Mother Nature
Released: December 11, 2006
Type: Movie
Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa (Goodman) opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps him rediscover the meaning of the holidays.
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Title: Ugly Betty
Character: Lena Korvinka
Released: September 28, 2006
Type: TV
Betty Suarez is smart, tough and tenacious, but also sensitive and loving. She hopes these skills will help her to get a job within the Meade Publishing Corporation. The fact that she isn’t traditionally attractive initially keeps her from getting hired by fashion bible, Mode. The magazine, however, is in flux, with power-hungry executives vying for dominance. Hoping to control the situation, the publisher gives his inexperienced son, Daniel, the position of Editor-in-Chief. He hires Betty as Daniel’s assistant after catching him in a compromising position with his secretary on his first day on the job. After a tough start, in which Daniel tries to force Betty into quitting by treating her terribly, he realizes her worth and the two pair up to be an effective team.
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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Title: Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
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Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
Title: Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
Character: Mrs. Claus (voice)
Released: December 2, 2005
Type: Movie
Santa has been turned into a vampire, and only Billy and Mandy can turn him back and save Christmas.
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The Happy Elf
Title: The Happy Elf
Character: Gilda (voice)
Released: December 2, 2005
Type: Movie
The Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special & centres on the lovable character Eubie the Elf, whose quest is to bring Christmas joy to an entire town of naughty children in a gloomy little town called Bluesville. Based on Grammy-winner Harry Connick, Jr.’s original song, The Happy Elf.
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The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
Title: The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
Character: Temple
Released: June 6, 2005
Type: Movie
After a series of bad relationships, a man orders a mail order bride and receives more than he bargained for.
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The Pacifier
Title: The Pacifier
Character: Helga
Released: March 4, 2005
Type: Movie
Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.
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How Real is 'The Star'?
Title: How Real is 'The Star'?
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the Bette Davis film, The Star from 1952.
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Title: The Tony Danza Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 2004
Type: TV
The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television.
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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Title: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Character: Miss Baggoli
Released: February 17, 2004
Type: Movie
When the always dramatic Lola and her family move form the center of everything in New York City to the center of a cultural wasteland in suburban New Jersey, she feels her life is simply not worth living! But no matter who or what gets in the way, Lola won't give up on her life's ambition: to be a star! In a crowd-pleasing movie treat bursting with music, dance and excitement, Lola's fun-filled adventure won't be glamorous or easy, but it might just show her that real life could exceed even her wildest dreams!
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Title: Hope & Faith
Character: Cornelia Rackett
Released: September 23, 2003
Type: TV
Hope, a down-to-earth, happily married mother of three has her tidy world turned upside down when her celebrity sister moves in. Faith was living the Hollywood life as a soap opera star before her character was killed off.
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Title: Two and a Half Men
Character: Shelly
Released: September 22, 2003
Type: TV
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
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Audrey's Rain
Title: Audrey's Rain
Character: Missy Flanders
Released: May 11, 2003
Type: Movie
Audrey Walker has given up her hopes and dreams, until an ex-love returns to town and helps her realize a second chance at life.
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Cosmopolitan
Title: Cosmopolitan
Character: Mrs. Shaw
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
A single bachelor, an oddly attractive neighbor and a popular women's magazine are the ingredients of this delicious romance that pays homage to classic Bollywood cinema while spinning a unique modern love story.
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Love in the Time of Money
Title: Love in the Time of Money
Character: Joey
Released: November 1, 2002
Type: Movie
New York serves as a backdrop for a cast of characters in search of love, lust or lucre including a woman who makes awkward moves on the man renovating her SoHo loft, an embezzler, a sleazy artist and a phone psychic.
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Title: Monk
Character: Joy
Released: July 12, 2002
Type: TV
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
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My First Mister
Title: My First Mister
Character: Mrs. Benson
Released: October 12, 2001
Type: Movie
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.
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Title: The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Character: Mrs. Claus
Released: August 24, 2001
Type: TV
The exploits of the Grim Reaper, who has been forced into being the best friend of two children. A spin-off of the show Grim & Evil.
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Tomorrow by Midnight
Title: Tomorrow by Midnight
Character: Officer Garfield
Released: August 2, 2001
Type: Movie
Four college kids come to a video store near midnight, and through an unusual twist become embroiled in a hostage situation.
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The Shrink Is In
Title: The Shrink Is In
Character: Louise Rosenberg
Released: August 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A young woman impersonates a shrink to win over her Prince Charming.
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Title: As Told by Ginger
Character: Maude Webley (voice)
Released: October 25, 2000
Type: TV
As Told by Ginger focuses on middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek.
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Title: That's Life
Released: October 1, 2000
Type: TV
That's Life is an American comedy-drama series created by Diane Ruggiero, that was broadcast on CBS from October 1, 2000 to January 26, 2002.
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The Tic Code
Title: The Tic Code
Character: Miss Gimpole
Released: June 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor. With his mother's help, he is an underage regular at a local nightspot, where he is teamed up with a sax superstar. Both come to learn that each suffers from Tourette's Syndrome (thus the film title). The older man has developed mannerisms to cover up his own fallibilities and resents the boy and his mother's acceptance of the disease.
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A Constant Forge
Title: A Constant Forge
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmmaker invented a realist style of unadorned narrative films heavily influenced by documentaries. This in-depth analysis of Cassavetes' life and work features interviews with key collaborators and ensemble regulars, and explores the making of classics like "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Opening Night" and "A Woman Under the Influence."
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Man on the Moon
Title: Man on the Moon
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: December 22, 1999
Type: Movie
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Gwen Munch
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Title: Beggars and Choosers
Released: June 19, 1999
Type: TV
Beggars and Choosers is a comedy-drama series broadcast by Showtime. Developed by Peter Lefcourt and Brandon Tartikoff, the series was a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at network television. Its 42 episodes aired between June 19, 1999 and December 12, 2000.
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Title: Noah's Ark
Character: Sarah
Released: May 4, 1999
Type: TV
In the Biblical story from Genesis, God floods the world as Noah rescues his family and the animals in a gigantic ark.
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The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
Title: The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
Character: Ogg's Mother (voice)
Released: April 23, 1999
Type: Movie
A family of aliens kidnaps the Hamburglar, and it's up to Ronald and the gang to save him!
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Title: Family Guy
Character: Carol (voice)
Released: January 31, 1999
Type: TV
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
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Jawbreaker
Title: Jawbreaker
Character: Ms. Sherwood
Released: January 30, 1999
Type: Movie
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.
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Title: Hollywood Squares
Released: September 14, 1998
Type: TV
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.
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Title: Noddy
Character: The Tooth Fairy
Released: August 31, 1998
Type: TV
After years of sailing the sea, Noah Tomten, a retired sea captain, owns an antique toy store called Notions Oddities Doodads and Delights of Yesterday, a variety of toys, from a weasel living inside of a jack in the box to a dog pretending to be a superhero, along with his pet lobster. Two of his grandkids, Kate and Truman, as well as Kate's friend DJ, come to visit him from time to time.
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Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
Title: Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
Character: Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
Released: December 25, 1997
Type: Movie
Performance of the 1947 Lux Radio version of "It's a Wonderful Life", taped live in the historic Pasadena Playhouse as a benefit for the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
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Office Killer
Title: Office Killer
Character: Dorine Douglas
Released: December 3, 1997
Type: Movie
When Dorine Douglas' job as proofreader for Constant Consumer magazine is turned into an at-home position during a downsizing, she doesn't know how to cope. But after accidentally killing one of her co-workers, she discovers that murder can quench the loneliness of her home life, as a macabre office place forms in her basement, populated by dead co-workers.
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Title: The Tony Danza Show
Character: Simka Gravaas
Released: September 24, 1997
Type: TV
The Tony Danza Show is an American sitcom starring Tony Danza, Majandra Delfino, Dean Stockwell, Ashley Malinger, María Canals, and Shaun Weiss that aired on NBC in 1997. The series aired 5 episodes before being cancelled, leaving 7 episodes unaired.
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Gone Fishin'
Title: Gone Fishin'
Character: Donna Waters
Released: May 30, 1997
Type: Movie
Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.
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Title: Hey Arnold!
Character: Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)
Released: October 7, 1996
Type: TV
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
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Title: Pearl
Character: Annie Caraldo
Released: September 16, 1996
Type: TV
Pearl is an American television sitcom which aired on CBS from September 16, 1996 until June 25, 1997. The series starred Rhea Perlman, in what was her return to television after the conclusion of her long-running series Cheers three years earlier. Don Reo created the series, and Perlman served as an executive producer alongside Reo, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas and Gary S. Levine. Pearl was produced by Impact Zone Productions and Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
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American Strays
Title: American Strays
Character: Helen
Released: September 12, 1996
Type: Movie
The desert can be a lonely place for the people who live there or for those who are traveling through. It is also the teller of different stories including the story of a traveling salesman whose only commodity is death and the story of a young man who finds that the death that he wishes for is difficult to find. Others are just traveling through, on their way to another place when they stop to eat at Red's Desert Oasis. The food may not be great, and the waitress may be surly, but those who stopped at Red's will find that they are involved in the showdown of their life.
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Title: Blue's Clues
Released: September 8, 1996
Type: TV
Blue's Clues is a colorful and learning series that is targeted at the younger crowd, but can be enjoyed by all. The host, Steve Burns, invites viewers daily into the Blue's Clues house to help him out, learn and have fun. The show is based around the host looking for three clues that Blue provides by labelling them with a pawprint to figure something out and in the process, having an adventure.
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Trees Lounge
Title: Trees Lounge
Character: Connie
Released: May 11, 1996
Type: Movie
Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with the seventeen-year-old niece of his ex-girlfriend. This gets him into serious trouble with her father.
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The Pallbearer
Title: The Pallbearer
Character: Tom's Mother
Released: May 3, 1996
Type: Movie
Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never met Bill and neither have his incredulous friends. So when Tom foolishly agrees to give the eulogy at Bill's funeral, it sets him on a collision course with Ruth -- who is revealed to be Bill's oversexed mother -- and Julie DeMarco, the longtime crush Tom hasn't seen since they were teens.
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Sunset Park
Title: Sunset Park
Character: Mona
Released: April 26, 1996
Type: Movie
A school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
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Big Bully
Title: Big Bully
Character: Faith Bigger
Released: January 26, 1996
Type: Movie
A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful past by torturing him once again.
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Theodore Rex
Title: Theodore Rex
Character: Molly Rex (voice)
Released: December 14, 1995
Type: Movie
In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.
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Napoleon
Title: Napoleon
Character: Spider (voice)
Released: June 30, 1995
Type: Movie
The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.
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Freaky Friday
Title: Freaky Friday
Character: Leanne Futterman
Released: May 6, 1995
Type: Movie
Fun-loving Annabelle Andrews and her uptight mother, Ellen, have a hard time getting along with each other. One Friday the 13th, they both wear magical necklaces that make them switch bodies for the day.
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Dad, the Angel & Me
Title: Dad, the Angel & Me
Character: Sam's Angel
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A divorced doctor finds himself in real trouble living with his daughter alone now. But fortunately a guardian angel is watching over the lives of both of them.
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The Crazysitter
Title: The Crazysitter
Character: Treva Van Arsdale
Released: December 31, 1994
Type: Movie
When a petty criminal escapes from jail, she lays low by posing as a babysitter for two semmingly precious children. But when she decides to sell them for a quick profit, she gets more than she bargained for. A wildy clever family comedy in the tradition of "Home Alone" and "Mrs. Doubtfire".
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Title: Chicago Hope
Released: September 18, 1994
Type: TV
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to return in the fall of 2013 on TVGN in reruns.
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Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Title: Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Bernsen (as real estate attorney, Arnie), Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman (as a Worm TV hosts), John Goodman (as Tough Guy Helpline operator), Charles Grodin (as Chaz), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as reporter Kathie Lee Kathie), Rosie O'Donnell (as the Good Hope Fairy), Susan Sarandon (as Bitsy), Barbara Walters (reporting for 25/25), and Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford (as themselves).
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Title: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Character: Carla
Released: May 13, 1994
Type: Movie
Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'the Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls at the beauty- ranch.
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Addams Family Values
Title: Addams Family Values
Character: Granny
Released: November 19, 1993
Type: Movie
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
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When a Stranger Calls Back
Title: When a Stranger Calls Back
Character: Jill Johnson
Released: April 4, 1993
Type: Movie
Julia is babysitting two young kids while a doctor and his wife are out. During the evening, a stranger knocks on the door asking Julia if she can call the auto club so he can get a tow. The phone line is dead though. This is all part of the act as he has made his way inside and abducted the two children.
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Title: Homicide: Life on the Street
Released: January 31, 1993
Type: TV
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
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Baby on Board
Title: Baby on Board
Character: Maria
Released: December 28, 1992
Type: Movie
Maria (Carol Kane) is the wife of a murdered Mafia bookkeeper. With her baby in tow, she tracks the hitman to the airport, intending to shoot the man. A pickpocket causes the gun to discharge prematurely, and now it's Maria who is being pursued. She commandeers a cab driven by Ernie (Judge Reinhold), and the chase is on.
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In the Soup
Title: In the Soup
Character: Barbara
Released: October 23, 1992
Type: Movie
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
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Title: Brooklyn Bridge
Released: September 20, 1991
Type: TV
Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the middle 1950s. The premise was partially based on the childhood of executive producer and creator Gary David Goldberg. Brooklyn Bridge won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy Award as for outstanding television series in 1992, after its first season. The cast was led by Marion Ross; Art Garfunkel performed the theme song, which was titled "Just Over The Brooklyn Bridge." In 1997, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was ranked #46 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
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Ted & Venus
Title: Ted & Venus
Character: Colette
Released: August 8, 1991
Type: Movie
Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his poetry to anyone who will listen. His life changes when a bikini-clad beauty named Linda strolls by him. Instantly, Ted believes he's found his "Venus" and becomes obsessed with Linda. He tries to woo her with poetry, obscene phone calls and romantic overtures, all to disastrous effect.
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Title: American Dreamer
Released: September 20, 1990
Type: TV
American Dreamer is a situation comedy which aired in the U.S. on NBC as part of its 1990-91 lineup. American Dreamer stars Robert Urich as fictional character Tom Nash, formerly a high-powered network correspondent who was forced to reassess his priorities following the death of his wife. He decided to give up his career in order to spend more time with his children. To do this, he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he supported his family by contributing a column about "real people" to a Chicago newspaper. His editor, Joe Baines, felt Tom was completely wasting his talents and drove out from Chicago weekly to attempt to convince Tom to return the world of "hard news". Other characters included Tom's zany secretary, Lillian Abernathy, and a friendly waitress at Tom's favorite local diner, Holly Baker. This program was extremely low-key. Tom sometimes "broke the fourth wall" to address the viewers directly about his thoughts regarding the situations he encountered. This philosophizing gained only a small audience and the program was cancelled at midseason, although selected episodes were rerun the following summer.
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Title: Tiny Toon Adventures
Character: Ollie (voice)
Released: September 14, 1990
Type: TV
Follow the adventures of a group of young cartoon characters who attend the Acme Looniversity to become the next generation of characters from the Looney Tunes series.
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My Blue Heaven
Title: My Blue Heaven
Character: Shaldeen
Released: August 17, 1990
Type: Movie
FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...
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Joe Versus the Volcano
Title: Joe Versus the Volcano
Character: Hairdresser
Released: March 9, 1990
Type: Movie
Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
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Flashback
Title: Flashback
Character: Maggie
Released: February 2, 1990
Type: Movie
A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escorted to trial by uptight 20-something FBI agent John Buckner. While the two seem to be polar opposites, it turns out that Buckner may have more in common with Walker than is initially apparent, a point that is driven home when the pair faces off against a sinister small-town sheriff.
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Title: The Simpsons
Character: Maggie Simpson (voice)
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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Title: The Simpsons
Character: Blythe (voice)
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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The Lemon Sisters
Title: The Lemon Sisters
Character: Franki D'Angelo
Released: December 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Three life-long friends work the bars in 1980s Atlantic City performing the songs of the 1960s girl groups.
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Title: Seinfeld
Character: Corinne
Released: July 5, 1989
Type: TV
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
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Title: Tales from the Crypt
Character: Judy
Released: June 10, 1989
Type: TV
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
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Scrooged
Title: Scrooged
Character: Ghost of Christmas Present
Released: November 22, 1988
Type: Movie
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
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License to Drive
Title: License to Drive
Character: Mrs. Anderson
Released: July 6, 1988
Type: Movie
Teenager Les Anderson thinks his life can't get any worse after he flunks his driver's exam, but he's wrong. Even though he didn't receive his license, Les refuses to break his date with the cool Mercedes Lane, and he decides to lift his family's prize luxury car for the occasion. Unfortunately, Mercedes sneaks some booze along and passes out drunk, and a confused Les makes the bad decision of enlisting his rebellious friend, Dean, to help.
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Sticky Fingers
Title: Sticky Fingers
Character: Kitty
Released: May 6, 1988
Type: Movie
Two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly and Hattie are asked by a drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend Diane to baby-sit a bag containing nearly a million dollars while she scoots out of town in order to avoid trouble. Once the money is in their possession, however, temptation proves too much for them.
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Drop-Out Mother
Title: Drop-Out Mother
Character: Maxine
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
A successful female executive makes the transition from big business to becoming housewife and mom.
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Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Title: Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Character: Fortune Teller
Released: December 5, 1987
Type: Movie
Paul Reiser brings his sophisticated observational humor to home video in this rare showcase of his acclaimed talent as both actor and stand-up comedian. Reiser goes out on a whim searching for "The Main Thing" in a unique blend of live stand-up comedy and an uprorious out-of-body experience feautring cameo appearances by Teri Garr, Elliott Gould, Carrie Fisher, Michael J. Pollard, Desi Arnaz Jr., Woody Harrelson, Carol Kane, and many others! Join Paul Reiser for his unique perspective on such subjects as exact change, dogs, valet parking, potato chips, "They" & "The Guy", Larry Storch and much more! Go out on a whime with Paul Reiser - you'll be beside yourself with laughter.
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The Princess Bride
Title: The Princess Bride
Character: Valerie
Released: September 25, 1987
Type: Movie
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
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Ishtar
Title: Ishtar
Character: Carol
Released: May 15, 1987
Type: Movie
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.
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Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
Title: Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
Released: May 24, 1986
Type: Movie
The young comedian presents his brand of insanity, featuring stand-up comedy, skits, TV parodies, and gags.
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Jumpin' Jack Flash
Title: Jumpin' Jack Flash
Character: Cynthia
Released: April 23, 1986
Type: Movie
Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.
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Title: All is Forgiven
Character: Nicolette Bingham
Released: March 20, 1986
Type: TV
All is Forgiven is an American sitcom from the creators of Cheers that aired from March 20 until June 12, 1986 with the premiere episode being repeated as a "special presentation" on August 23, 1986. Bess Armstrong starred in the series as Paula Russell.
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Casey at the Bat
Title: Casey at the Bat
Character: Barbara Dent
Released: January 20, 1986
Type: Movie
Down-on-his-luck baseball player Casey Frank (Elliott Gould) follows his dreams to become the biggest star in the game.
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Transylvania 6-5000
Title: Transylvania 6-5000
Character: Lupi
Released: November 8, 1985
Type: Movie
Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter the sensitive Wolfman, the Vampiress Odette and a whole cast of other weirdos.
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Title: Tall Tales & Legends
Character: Barbara
Released: September 25, 1985
Type: TV
An anthology series that showcases various mythical characters and incidents throughout history.
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Title: The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character: Polly Horne
Released: May 21, 1985
Type: TV
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
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Title: Crazy like a Fox
Character: Iris Buckles
Released: December 30, 1984
Type: TV
Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired on CBS from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986.
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Terror in the Aisles
Title: Terror in the Aisles
Character: Jill Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 26, 1984
Type: Movie
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.
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Title: Tales from the Darkside
Character: Anne MacColl
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.
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Burning Rage
Title: Burning Rage
Character: Mary Harwood
Released: September 21, 1984
Type: Movie
While coal fires burn beneath a depressed mining town a greedy businessman stops at nothing to buy up the mineral rights.
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Racing with the Moon
Title: Racing with the Moon
Character: Annie the Hooker
Released: March 23, 1984
Type: Movie
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
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Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Title: Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Character: Cheryl
Released: March 2, 1984
Type: Movie
A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan.
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The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Title: The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Character: Martha Bernays
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Screwball account of the legendary psychologist's life leading up to his ground-breaking theories.
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Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Title: Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Character: Customer At Cafe
Released: September 10, 1983
Type: Movie
Zee is walking up and down Manhattan streets, talking to herself and to the husband who has just left her. At a sidewalk café she runs into Eli, and a very unlikely, funny and touching relationship develops between two lost souls in the big city.
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Sleeping Beauty
Title: Sleeping Beauty
Character: The Good Fairy
Released: July 7, 1983
Type: Movie
A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative lumberjack.
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Title: Reading Rainbow
Character: Herself - Narrator (voice)
Released: June 6, 1983
Type: TV
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
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Keeping On
Title: Keeping On
Character: Lavinia
Released: February 8, 1983
Type: Movie
A preacher teams up with a labor union organizer to help unionize the mill where he worked.
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An Invasion of Privacy
Title: An Invasion of Privacy
Character: Ilene
Released: January 12, 1983
Type: Movie
A woman on a remote island is raped by a local resident and finds her fight for justice impeded by community prejudice.
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Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
Title: Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
This 1983 German documentary by Katja Raganelli features director Joan Micklin Silver; her husband, Ray Silver; and a handful of key collaborators discussing her film work, from her debut feature HESTER STREET through her romantic comedy HEAD OVER HEELS.
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Title: Cheers
Character: Amanda
Released: September 30, 1982
Type: TV
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
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Norman Loves Rose
Title: Norman Loves Rose
Character: Rose
Released: September 17, 1982
Type: Movie
A teenage boy falls hopelessly in love with his new sister-in-law. When she gets pregnant, someone raises the question that he might be the father--a notion he does nothing to discourage.
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Title: Faerie Tale Theatre
Character: The 'Good' Fairy
Released: September 11, 1982
Type: TV
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
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Pandemonium
Title: Pandemonium
Character: Candy
Released: April 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years of closure for being targeted by a serial killer.
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Title: Late Night with David Letterman
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 1982
Type: TV
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.
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The Games of Countess Dolingen
Title: The Games of Countess Dolingen
Character: Louise Haines-Pearson
Released: September 1, 1981
Type: Movie
This complex and puzzling French drama walks the fine wavering line between the fictional and the very real as it tells the tale of a strangely erotic event in the life of a little girl and the musings of a schizophrenic woman. Also involved is an enigmatic spouse who prepares a surprise for a burglar.
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The Greatest Man in the World
Title: The Greatest Man in the World
Character: April
Released: June 9, 1981
Type: Movie
This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the world--with his own unique ways of conserving fuel and energy.
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The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Title: The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Character: Frances Loomis
Released: June 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Three Irwin Shaw short stories are dramatized. In "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" a young married couple stop for a drink on a Sunday morning in Manhattan, and the conversation turns to the husband's fidelity. "The Monument" centers on the conflict between a popular bartender with a following in an upscale Irish bar in 1938 Manhattan and its owner, who is determined to introduce a more economical whiskey in the establishment over the barkeep's objections. In "The Man Who Married a French Wife" the influential American husband of a French woman is asked by her former lover, a former resistance fighter, to help him escape the country.
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Strong Medicine
Title: Strong Medicine
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Adaptation of an avant-garde play about Rhoda, a hysterical heroine who feels oppressed by the people around her. She suffers through her birthday party, goes to see a doctor, plans a vacation, argues a lot and even breaks the fourth wall.
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La Sabina
Title: La Sabina
Character: Daisy
Released: November 3, 1979
Type: Movie
English scholar visits a small Spanish town in the Andalusian mountains to investigate the disappearance of another English scholar long ago. He learns of the legend of Sabina, a mysterious dragon woman who becomes his obsession.
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When a Stranger Calls
Title: When a Stranger Calls
Character: Jill Johnson
Released: September 28, 1979
Type: Movie
A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.
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The Muppet Movie
Title: The Muppet Movie
Character: "Myth"
Released: June 22, 1979
Type: Movie
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
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Title: Taxi
Character: Simka Gravas
Released: September 12, 1978
Type: TV
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
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Title: Taxi
Character: Simka Dahblitz
Released: September 12, 1978
Type: TV
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
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Out of Our Fathers' House
Title: Out of Our Fathers' House
Character: Eliza Southgate
Released: August 2, 1978
Type: Movie
Drawn from the diaries and letters of noted feminists, such as women's suffrage founder Elizabeth Cady Stanton and labor organizer "Mother" Mary Jones, this unique production paints a compelling portrait of the women's liberation movement.
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The Mafu Cage
Title: The Mafu Cage
Character: Cissy
Released: March 19, 1978
Type: Movie
Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their late father, locked in a cage. While one of the sisters seems to be keeping her head on straight, as it were, the other appears to be sinking further and further into barbarism and insanity.
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The World's Greatest Lover
Title: The World's Greatest Lover
Character: Annie Hickman
Released: December 18, 1977
Type: Movie
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or acting. But when his wife leaves him for the real Valentino, Rudy goes to outrageous lengths to win the role of a lifetime and win back the love of his life.
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Valentino
Title: Valentino
Character: Starlet
Released: September 7, 1977
Type: Movie
In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide...
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Annie Hall
Title: Annie Hall
Character: Allison
Released: April 19, 1977
Type: Movie
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
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Harry and Walter Go to New York
Title: Harry and Walter Go to New York
Character: Florence
Released: June 17, 1976
Type: Movie
Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century—by gaining the enmity of the most famous bank robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.
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Title: Laverne & Shirley
Released: January 27, 1976
Type: TV
Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from January 27, 1976 to May 10, 1983. It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, single roommates who worked as bottlecappers in a fictitious Milwaukee brewery called "Shotz Brewery." The show was a spin-off from Happy Days, as the two lead characters were originally introduced on that series as acquaintances of Fonzie. Set in roughly the same time period, the timeline started in approximately 1958, when the series began, through 1967, when the series ended. As with Happy Days, it was made by Paramount Television, created by Garry Marshall, and executive produced by Garry Marshall, Edward K. Milkis, and Thomas L. Miller.
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Hester Street
Title: Hester Street
Character: Gitl
Released: October 19, 1975
Type: Movie
A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.
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Dog Day Afternoon
Title: Dog Day Afternoon
Character: Jenny 'The Squirrel'
Released: September 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
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The Last Detail
Title: The Last Detail
Character: Young Whore
Released: December 11, 1973
Type: Movie
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
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Wedding in White
Title: Wedding in White
Character: Jeannie Dougall
Released: October 20, 1972
Type: Movie
A young girl's brother comes home from the army, and brings an army buddy with him. The three of them go out that night to celebrate, and after much drinking has been done, the brother's friend rapes the sister. After the two men have gone back, the girl finds that she's pregnant--and discovers that her parents don't blame the soldier, but blame her.
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Desperate Characters
Title: Desperate Characters
Character: Young Girl
Released: September 22, 1971
Type: Movie
Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.
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Carnal Knowledge
Title: Carnal Knowledge
Character: Jennifer
Released: June 30, 1971
Type: Movie
The concurrent sexual lives of best friends Jonathan and Sandy are presented, those lives which are affected by the sexual mores of the time and their own temperament, especially in relation to the respective women who end up in their lives.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Eliza Southgate
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Francis Loomis
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.