Isabella Hofmann

Isabella Hofmann

Born: December 11, 1958
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies for Isabella Hofmann...

The Last Word
Title: The Last Word
Character: Marie
Released: December 22, 2023
Type: Movie
Brett Harper is a successful novelist who depended on his wife Jillian to write the last paragraph of every book. And then, she died in a car accident leaving him staring at the page he cannot finish. Jillian returns in the form of a delightful ghost who teaches him to laugh again, love again and finish the most important novel of his life.
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Along Came Wanda
Title: Along Came Wanda
Character: Grace
Released: August 24, 2021
Type: Movie
A memory jogged by a teapot from an old lover quickly turns into an adventure of discovery for Mary Beth Higgins and her new found friend Wanda as they hit the road in Wanda's RV/Soup Truck.
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Church People
Title: Church People
Character: Sue
Released: March 13, 2021
Type: Movie
America's youth pastor, Guy Sides, is stuck in the mega church marketing machine, and wants to find his passion again. Surrounded by sincere - but zany - church leadership, is everything he needs to renew his faith right in front of him?
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How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea
Title: How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea
Character: Grace
Released: August 22, 2020
Type: Movie
From the day Mary Beth Higgins hears her son declare that they are sequestered in their home for an undetermined time, she begins a review of her life and what has brought her to this day. Considered the first of six "How Bout a Cuppa... episodes, "How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea" introduces a forty year old woman who gave up all of her dreams, a passionate relationship with the beautiful Barbara, and put her life on the back burner to take the traditional path of marriage, homemaker, wife and mother. With the use of voice overs, talks directly to the audience and a catalyst surprise gift of a teapot from Barbara, Mary Beth awakens to many future possibilities. She wanted to be a fashion photographer. She looks at the camera and let's the world know that she is going to be brave and begin to live the life she really wanted. Does this include Barbara? Will she divorce Bill? Where does her son fit into the picture? "How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea" is a mixture of drama and comedy.
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Title: 9-1-1
Character: Dr. Copeland
Released: January 3, 2018
Type: TV
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
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Title: S.W.A.T.
Character: Mrs. Evans
Released: November 2, 2017
Type: TV
A locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he's tasked to run a highly-trained unit that's the last stop for solving crimes in Los Angeles.
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Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
Title: Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
Character: Attorney Green
Released: May 29, 2017
Type: Movie
Based on the best-selling book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, and told through the eyes of Jackson's trusted bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The movie will reveal firsthand the devotion Michael Jackson had to his children, and the hidden drama that took place during the last two years of his life.
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A Neighbor's Deception
Title: A Neighbor's Deception
Character: Cheryl Dixon
Released: April 8, 2017
Type: Movie
A woman begins to suspect that her therapist neighbor's offer to free treatment is not the altruistic gesture it was meant to be.
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Title: DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Character: Clarissa Stein
Released: January 21, 2016
Type: TV
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?
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Title: Supergirl
Character: Clarissa Stein
Released: October 26, 2015
Type: TV
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
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Title: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Character: Laura
Released: October 12, 2015
Type: TV
Rebecca Bunch is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything - her partnership at a prestigious law firm and her upscale apartment in Manhattan - in a desperate attempt to find love and happiness in that exotic hotbed of romance and adventure: suburban West Covina, California.
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Sugar Daddies
Title: Sugar Daddies
Character: Rita
Released: December 23, 2014
Type: Movie
When a girl with a promising future finds herself in financial straits, she makes an agreement with an older man and struggles to keep it secret.
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West End
Title: West End
Character: Mary Trevi
Released: November 20, 2014
Type: Movie
Vic Trevi is an undercover FBI agent positioned to betray the people he calls family. Vic needs to find out the truth about his family before his family finds out the truth about him.
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Title: The Flash
Character: Clarissa Stein
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: TV
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.
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Dreamer
Title: Dreamer
Character: Martha
Released: March 2, 2013
Type: Movie
Jesse Salmeron’s Dreamer opens a window into the reality of many who, because of one insurmountable obstacle, find it impossible to achieve their dreams. And by transcending racial lines, Joe’s story illuminates the immigration debate for what it is: a tragedy that affects all Americans.
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Title: Perception
Character: Janice Bosworth
Released: July 9, 2012
Type: TV
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, but his eccentric view of the world and less-than-stellar social skills can often interfere with his work.
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Title: Alphas
Character: Jessica Elkhart
Released: July 11, 2011
Type: TV
Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.
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Title: Suits
Character: Joan Walsh
Released: June 23, 2011
Type: TV
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.
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Burlesque
Title: Burlesque
Character: Loretta
Released: November 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to perform there, she makes the leap from bar to stage, helping restore the club's former glory.
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Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
Title: Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
Character: Janine Taylor
Released: October 1, 2010
Type: Movie
Is prostitution too big to fail, the true story of the first Government owned Brothel.
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Title: The Forgotten
Released: September 22, 2009
Type: TV
A team of dedicated amateurs work on cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have given up, this group must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity in order to then help catch the killer. They work to give the deceased back their names, lest they become—The Forgotten.
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Title: NCIS: Los Angeles
Character: Miriam Sivac
Released: September 22, 2009
Type: TV
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
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Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou
Title: Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou
Character: Lilibeth Simone
Released: March 28, 2009
Type: Movie
The new owner of a supposedly haunted New Orleans plantation manor uncovers a shocking secret that has been hidden for over 100 years.
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Title: Lie to Me
Character: Judge Kathleen Stark
Released: January 21, 2009
Type: TV
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.
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Little Chenier
Title: Little Chenier
Character: Gwenivere Lebauve
Released: February 29, 2008
Type: Movie
LITTLE CHENIER: A CAJUN STORY is the story of a young man who lives a simple life on a houseboat in the Louisiana bayou with his mentally handicapped brother until one is accused of a crime in the small town.
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Title: Dirty Sexy Money
Released: September 26, 2007
Type: TV
The Darling family's obscene wealth and enormous power makes them easy targets for their rivals, enemies, and the tabloids. Patriarch Tripp uses his money and influence to shield his five adult children from the prying eyes of the world. As the Darlings' reluctant personal lawyer, Nick George has barely begun to discover the legal - and illegal - needs of the family. Blackmail threats. Questionable deals. Illegitimate children. Illicit affairs. It will take every trick he can think of to keep them out of the tabloids - and out of jail. But if he can solve his father's mysterious death, it might be worth the hassle. Enter a seductive world of glamorous people, exclusive parties and delicious intrigue.
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Title: Pandemic
Character: Lauren Smith
Released: May 26, 2007
Type: TV
The bird flu virus spreads through Los Angeles as a doctor from the CDC races to find a vaccine.
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Title: The Unit
Released: March 7, 2006
Type: TV
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.
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Title: Ghost Whisperer
Released: September 23, 2005
Type: TV
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.
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Title: Ghost Whisperer
Character: Lynette Dennis
Released: September 23, 2005
Type: TV
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.
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Title: Criminal Minds
Character: Carolyn Baker Rossi
Released: September 22, 2005
Type: TV
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
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Title: Close to Home
Released: September 20, 2005
Type: TV
Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS.
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Title: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Irene Waller
Released: March 27, 2005
Type: TV
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Title: Point Pleasant
Released: January 19, 2005
Type: TV
A series of supernatural events begins in a small coastal New Jersey town after the arrival of a mysterious teenage girl, who apparently has the ability to influence the people and events around her.
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Title: Boston Legal
Character: Carolyn Joseph
Released: October 3, 2004
Type: TV
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Title: The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Character: Miss Genovia Hildegard
Released: August 6, 2004
Type: Movie
Mia Thermopolis is now a college graduate and on her way to Genovia to take up her duties as princess. Her best friend Lilly also joins her for the summer. Mia continues her 'princess lessons'- riding horses side-saddle, archery, and other royal. But her complicated life is turned upside down once again when she not only learns that she is to take the crown as queen earlier than expected...
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Helter Skelter
Title: Helter Skelter
Character: Rosemary LaBianca
Released: July 23, 2004
Type: Movie
The rise of Charles Manson and his "family," who are responsible for a series of famous murders in the late 1960s. Manson, a magnetic and mysterious man, attracts road-weary single mother Linda Kasabian to join his collection of outcasts on a ranch outside of Los Angeles. After murdering actress Sharon Tate, Manson and his followers are investigated by district attorney Vincent Bugliosi.
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NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Title: NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Character: Anita
Released: March 21, 2004
Type: Movie
A team of federal investigators have to comb through the wreckage of a crashed airplane to find the cause of the fatal downing. Was it terrorism? Negligence? Human failure? Or just a tragic accident?
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Title: The L Word
Character: Marilyn
Released: January 18, 2004
Type: TV
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
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Title: Karen Sisco
Released: October 1, 2003
Type: TV
As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach high life while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator, who is Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor.
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Title: Cold Case
Character: Charlotte Bayes
Released: September 28, 2003
Type: TV
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
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Title: NCIS
Character: Evelyn Wallace
Released: September 23, 2003
Type: TV
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
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Title: CSI: Miami
Released: September 23, 2002
Type: TV
CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.
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Title: Firefly
Character: Regan Tam
Released: September 20, 2002
Type: TV
In the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, follow the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity.
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Title: Crossing Jordan
Character: Dr. Mara Pelone
Released: September 24, 2001
Type: TV
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Title: The Division
Released: January 7, 2001
Type: TV
The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.
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Touched by a Killer
Title: Touched by a Killer
Character: Nikki Barrington
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Crime - When reporter Nicki Barrington investigates a man on death row for the murder of a young woman, she discovers the evidence was circumstantial and has his conviction overturned. After she falls in love with him, she is nagged by doubts of his innocence. - Isabella Hofmann, James Wilder, Erin Gray
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Title: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character: Barbara
Released: October 15, 2000
Type: TV
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
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Sole Survivor
Title: Sole Survivor
Character: Barbara Christman
Released: September 13, 2000
Type: Movie
A reporter loses his wife and daughter to a plane crash, but when the sole survivor appears, the reporter realizes that it wasn't a mere accident, but a mysterious conspiracy involving children.
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Homicide: The Movie
Title: Homicide: The Movie
Character: Megan Russert
Released: February 13, 2000
Type: Movie
Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, clamor for an opportunity to help find the shooter.
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Title: Judging Amy
Character: Katherine Dane
Released: September 19, 1999
Type: TV
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.
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The Promise
Title: The Promise
Character: Joanne Stoller
Released: August 14, 1999
Type: Movie
Lisa's husband, Bill, abuses her. With her sister's encouragement, she takes their three kids and leaves her husband. Bill keeps interfering with Lisa's attempts at a new life. She gets an order of protection against him, but the police can't do anything else to help her. One night Bill breaks into Lisa's apartment and shoots her. As she dies in the hospital, Lisa asks her sister to promise to take care of her three children. The sister takes the kids into her home, but Bill is still on the loose, an ever present threat.
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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: Sons of Thunder
Released: March 6, 1999
Type: TV
Sons of Thunder is a television show that ran from March to April 1999 on CBS. It was a spin-off of Walker, Texas Ranger.
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Title: Providence
Character: Dr. Renee Dunseith
Released: January 8, 1999
Type: TV
Providence is an American television drama series.
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The Advanced Guard
Title: The Advanced Guard
Character: Harper, Alien Scientist
Released: March 21, 1998
Type: Movie
A group of aliens arrive on Earth as part of an advance invasion force. Their mission is to kidnap a small sample of humans and run them through a series of rigorous tests to determine if they would make suitable slaves. Harper, one of the alien experimenters, has become frustrated with her planet's endless cycle of conquest and extermination and begins to feel some sympathy for her human captives. While the prisoners see a glimmer of hope in the compassionate alien, will it be any use in stopping the enormous attack fleet just a few days from Earth?
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Atomic Dog
Title: Atomic Dog
Character: Janice Rifkin
Released: January 14, 1998
Type: Movie
When a pooch is irradiated by a nuclear plant and threatens the town, only a teenage boy can redeem him.
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Unwed Father
Title: Unwed Father
Character: Tess Crane
Released: October 12, 1997
Type: Movie
9 months after a drunken sexual encounter, a young man winds up raising a baby on his own.
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Title: The Practice
Released: March 4, 1997
Type: TV
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
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Dying to Belong
Title: Dying to Belong
Character: Gwen Connors
Released: February 24, 1997
Type: Movie
When a girls friend is killed by a college hazing, she is the only one who can find out the truth.
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Twisted Desire
Title: Twisted Desire
Character: Susan Stanton
Released: May 13, 1996
Type: Movie
A teenage girl convinces a young, love-struck ex-con that the only way they can be together is to do away with her domineering parents.
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She Fought Alone
Title: She Fought Alone
Character: Avon Rose
Released: November 6, 1995
Type: Movie
All, including school administration and a friend, turn their backs on a girl who accused a classmate of rape.
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Title: JAG
Character: Meredith Cavanaugh
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: TV
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
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Title: JAG
Character: Maryann Cavendish
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: TV
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
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The Amazing Panda Adventure
Title: The Amazing Panda Adventure
Character: Beth
Released: August 25, 1995
Type: Movie
Far from home in the lush bamboo forests of China, ten-year-old Ryan Tyler, with the help of a young girl, goes on a wonderful journey to rescue a baby panda taken by poachers.
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Title: Touched by an Angel
Character: Sara Perkins
Released: September 21, 1994
Type: TV
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
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Title: ER
Character: AIDS Clinic Doctor
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Title: Party of Five
Released: September 12, 1994
Type: TV
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.
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Renaissance Man
Title: Renaissance Man
Character: Marie
Released: June 3, 1994
Type: Movie
An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class.
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Title: The Boys
Character: Molly Rich
Released: August 20, 1993
Type: TV
The Boys is an American sitcom television series that aired from August 20 until September 17, 1993.
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Title: Homicide: Life on the Street
Character: Megan Russert
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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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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In a Stranger's Hand
Title: In a Stranger's Hand
Character: Kate Lydon
Released: September 29, 1991
Type: Movie
Jack Bauer, a workaholic businessman, accidentally gets involved in a case of child kidnapping when he returns a doll found in the subway.
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Title: Sisters
Released: May 11, 1991
Type: TV
Sisters is an Emmy Award-winning television drama. It follows the lives and loves of four close, but very different, sisters of the Reed family living in Winnetka, Illinois.
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Tripwire
Title: Tripwire
Character: Annie
Released: November 30, 1989
Type: Movie
A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest. During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta. So, DeForest must fight not only to save the world, but for his only remaining family.
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Title: Dear John
Character: Kate McCarron
Released: October 6, 1988
Type: TV
Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Ozone Park, Queens. John soon joins the One-2-One Club, a self help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. The group is led by Louise (Jane Carr), a sex-obsessed British woman. Other members of the group include Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a sweet divorcée; Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky ladies' man; Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector; Bonnie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen; and Tom, Mrs. Philbert's quiet boyfriend (Tom Willett).
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The Town Bully
Title: The Town Bully
Released: April 24, 1988
Type: Movie
When one man terrorizes a town and its citizens, they join together to take 'care' of him. A special prosecutor is brought in to find the guilty person.
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Title: Beauty and the Beast
Released: September 25, 1987
Type: TV
Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent, a mythic, noble man-beast, and Catherine, a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York; and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary. Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions, and becomes her guardian.
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Real Men
Title: Real Men
Character: Barbara Wilson
Released: September 25, 1987
Type: Movie
A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.
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Independence
Title: Independence
Character: Bridie
Released: March 28, 1987
Type: Movie
A dedicated sheriff in the 1880s who, after his first family is ravaged by a gang of renegades, gets a chance for revenge years later when the same outlaws threaten his new family and the frontier town he single handedly tamed.
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Title: Head of the Class
Released: September 17, 1986
Type: TV
Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore. The program was ostensibly a vehicle for Hesseman, best known for his role as radio DJ Dr. Johnny Fever in the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Hesseman left Head of the Class in 1990 and was replaced by Billy Connolly as teacher Billy MacGregor for the final season. After the series ended, Connolly appeared in a short-lived spin-off titled Billy. The series was created and executive produced by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias. Rich Eustis had previously worked as a New York City substitute teacher while hoping to become an actor.
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Title: L.A. Law
Character: Karen Morrison
Released: September 15, 1986
Type: TV
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
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Title: Matlock
Released: March 3, 1986
Type: TV
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
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Title: Night Court
Character: Dr. Townsend
Released: January 4, 1984
Type: TV
Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone. It was created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, who had previously worked on Barney Miller in the 1970s and early 1980s.