Summary
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
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Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange
Julie Nichols
Teri Garr
Sandy Lester
Dabney Coleman
Ron Carlisle
Charles Durning
Les Nichols
Bill Murray
Jeff Slater
George Gaynes
John Van Horn
Geena Davis
April
Doris Belack
Rita
Ellen Foley
Jacqui
Lynne Thigpen
Jo
Debra Mooney
Mrs. Mallory
Susan Merson
Page
Estelle Getty
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Christine Ebersole
Linda
Jim Jansen
Stage Manager #2
Tom Mardirosian
Stage Manager
Annie Korzen
Autograph Hound
Lois de Banzie
Autograph Hound
Tobin Bell
Waiter (uncredited)
John Kapelos
Actor at Party (uncredited)
Pamela Lincoln
Secretary
Gene Shalit
Self (uncredited)