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When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $8,586,944
English
Budget--
Revenue $8,586,944
Keywords
new york city
based on novel or book
cat
biography
based on true story
author
alcoholic
woman director
forgery
female writer
Casts

Melissa McCarthy
Lee Israel

Richard E. Grant
Jack Hock

Dolly Wells
Anna

Ben Falcone
Alan Schmidt

Gregory Korostishevsky
Andrei

Jane Curtin
Marjorie

Stephen Spinella
Paul

Christian Navarro
Kurt

Pun Bandhu
Agent Doyle

Erik LaRay Harvey
Agent Solanas

Brandon Scott Jones
Glen

Shae D'Lyn
Nell

Rosal Colon
Rachel

Anna Deavere Smith
Elaine

Marc Evan Jackson
Lloyd

Marcella Lowery
Guest at Party

Roberta Wallach
Tom Clancy Groupie

Tina Benko
Karen

Sandy Rosenberg
Yale Librarian

Kevin Carolan
Tom Clancy
Ben Rauch
Coat Check Guy

Ethel Fisher
Mrs. Unger

Chris Lamberth
Exterminator

Joanna Adler
Arlene

Mary B. McCann
Judge

Michael Laurence
Fenwick

Michael Cyril Creighton
Harry

Alice Kremelberg
Server

Moisés Acevedo
Stationery Clerk

Lucy DeVito
Gossipy Office Worker

Josh Evans
Boss in Office

Ricky Garcia
Security Guard

Charlotte Mary Wen
Cubicle Worker

Marcus Choi
Another Cubicle Worker

Justin Vivian Bond
Lounge Singer

Tim Cummings
Craig
Havilah Brewster
Toni

Dann Fink
Male (voice)

Zabryna Guevara
Female (voice)
Bonita Hamilton
Female (voice)
Dan McCabe
Male (voice)
Sean Oliver
Male (voice)
Lori Prince
Female (voice)

Armando Riesco
Male (voice)
Sandy Rustin
Female (voice)

George Aloi
Literary Agent (uncredited)
Tiffany Blair
Lady with Bird (uncredited)

Linwood Brown
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Kevin Cristaldi
Other Dealer (uncredited)
Barbara Ann Davison
Bookstore Employee (uncredited)
Peter Donovan
Greg (uncredited)
Antoine Drye
Musician in Bar Scene (uncredited)

Liz Eng
Lisa (uncredited)
George R. Golden
Bookshop Browser (uncredited)
Anne Hollister
Young Girl at Vet (uncredited)
Katie Kocik
Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Ron Maestri
Book Store Customer (uncredited)

Doris McCarthy
Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Wayne J. Miller
Pancake Man at Counter (uncredited)

Bill Walters
Homeless Man (uncredited)
Crews

Marielle Heller
Director

Nicole Holofcener
Screenplay
Lee Israel
Book

Mateo Márquez
Digital Intermediate Assistant

Brandon Trost
Director of Photography
Nate Heller
Original Music Composer
Anne McCabe
Editor
Stephen H. Carter
Production Design
Jawal Nga
Executive Producer
Pamela Hirsch
Executive Producer

Bob Balaban
Executive Producer
Anne Carey
Producer

Amy Nauiokas
Producer
David Yarnell
Producer
Jeff Whitty
Screenplay

Marci Mudd
Art Direction
Sarah E. McMillan
Set Decoration
Arjun Bhasin
Costume Design
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Department Head

Joe White
Sound Mixer
Damian Volpe
Supervising Sound Editor
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Fernandez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew T. Griffin
Visual Effects Producer
Shannen Walsh
Visual Effects Coordinator
Deborah Wheatley
Assistant Art Director
Howard Paar
Music Supervisor
Jennifer Euston
Casting
Pamela Hirsch
Unit Production Manager
Charlie Dibe
Unit Production Manager
Karen Kane
First Assistant Director
Chelsea Ryan
Second Assistant Director
T.K. Knowles
Associate Producer
Chuck Ryant
Associate Producer
John O'Grady
Associate Producer
Shani Geva
Associate Producer
Truman Clark McCasland
Art Department Coordinator
Henriette Lopez
Assistant Set Decoration
Andrea Burrell
Graphic Designer
Jack Mortellaro Jr.
Leadman
Matt Duncan
Set Decoration Buyer
Graham Wichman
Set Decoration Buyer
John S. Moyer
"A" Camera Operator
John S. Moyer
Steadicam Operator
Tim Metivier
First Assistant "A" Camera

Todd Antonio Somodevilla
"B" Camera Operator
Graham Burt
First Assistant "B" Camera
Graham Burt
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Brian Lynch
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Brian Lynch
Loader
Mary Cybulski
Still Photographer
Matthew Selkirk
Digital Imaging Technician
Rebecca Breckel
Script Supervisor
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.
Boom Operator
Jill Alexander
Property Master
Lisa Green
Assistant Property Master
Adam Dicterow
First Assistant Editor
Kelley Cribben
Post Production Supervisor
Tony Martinez
Dialogue Editor
Rachel Chancey
Foley Editor
Robert Hein
Sound Effects Editor
Bobby Johanson
ADR Mixer
Michael Rivera
ADR Recordist
Filipe Messeder
Assistant Sound Editor
Matt Snedecor
Foley Recordist
Jay Peck
Foley Artist
Adam Bennati
Music Coordinator
Ted Caplan
Music Editor
Richard P. Ulivella
Chief Lighting Technician
David Stern
Key Grip
Mike Morini
Dolly Grip
Dave Palestine
Dolly Grip
Tracey Phillips-Boone
Costume Supervisor
Kayla Viani
Costumer
James Hammer
Assistant Costume Designer
Christa Lewandowski
Costume Coordinator
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Artist
Jessica Hunt
Key Costumer
Jen Grubbs
Costume Assistant
Lemuel Herarte
Costume Assistant
Lawrence Bell
Tailor
Dahlia Warner
Key Makeup Artist
Barbara Sansone
Hairstylist
Erika Abberton
Hairstylist

Linda Flowers
Wig Designer
Victoria Wood
Wigmaker
Sascha Springer
Location Manager
Loriel Letizia
Location Coordinator
Nick Pray
Assistant Location Manager
Patrick O'Hala
Assistant Location Manager
Alyssa Alimaras
Location Assistant
Jimmy Gribbin
Location Assistant
S.J. Allocco
Casting Associate
David M. Waldron
Background Casting Director
Tony Behringer
Background Casting Director
Stephanie DeCourcey
Background Casting Director
Cinder Chou
Production Coordinator
Josh Nadelman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Hannah L. Smith
Production Secretary
Mike Myers
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Herlihy
Construction Coordinator
Shellie Gillespie
Production Accountant
Brooke Ensign
Unit Publicist
Jamie Coffey
Payroll Accountant
Kim Safatsky
Animal Wrangler
Sean Heilig
Transportation Captain
Frank Beggins
Transportation Co-Captain
Renuka Ballal
Visual Effects Producer
John Bair
Visual Effects Supervisor
Vance Miller
CG Supervisor

Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting

Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Nate Heller
Orchestrator
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer
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