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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
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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
Nicole Holofcener
Screenplay
Lee Israel
Book
Marielle Heller
Director
Mateo Márquez
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Department Head
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Arjun Bhasin
Costume Design
Deborah Wheatley
Assistant Art Director
Sarah E. McMillan
Set Decoration
Jawal Nga
Executive Producer
Damian Volpe
Supervising Sound Editor
Nate Heller
Original Music Composer
Amy Nauiokas
Producer
Shannen Walsh
Visual Effects Coordinator
Brandon Trost
Director of Photography
David Yarnell
Producer
Jeff Whitty
Screenplay
Pamela Hirsch
Executive Producer
Anne Carey
Producer
Joe White
Sound Mixer
Anne McCabe
Editor
Stephen H. Carter
Production Design
Bob Balaban
Executive Producer
Robert Fernandez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marci Mudd
Art Direction
Matthew T. Griffin
Visual Effects Producer
Andrea Burrell
Graphic Designer
Adam Bennati
Music Coordinator
Tracey Phillips-Boone
Costume Supervisor
Lawrence Bell
Tailor
Erika Abberton
Hairstylist
Sascha Springer
Location Manager
Henriette Lopez
Assistant Set Decoration
Brian Lynch
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Adam Dicterow
First Assistant Editor
Rachel Chancey
Foley Editor
Ted Caplan
Music Editor
Jack Mortellaro Jr.
Leadman
Jennifer Euston
Casting
Jill Alexander
Property Master
Jen Grubbs
Costume Assistant
Howard Paar
Music Supervisor
Truman Clark McCasland
Art Department Coordinator
Matt Duncan
Set Decoration Buyer
Filipe Messeder
Assistant Sound Editor
Charlie Dibe
Unit Production Manager
Shani Geva
Associate Producer
Tim Metivier
First Assistant "A" Camera
Richard P. Ulivella
Chief Lighting Technician
Jessica Hunt
Key Costumer
Lemuel Herarte
Costume Assistant
Victoria Wood
Wigmaker
Jimmy Gribbin
Location Assistant
Karen Kane
First Assistant Director
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.
Boom Operator
Pamela Hirsch
Unit Production Manager
John O'Grady
Associate Producer
Tony Martinez
Dialogue Editor
Mike Morini
Dolly Grip
Christa Lewandowski
Costume Coordinator
Vance Miller
CG Supervisor
Graham Wichman
Set Decoration Buyer
Todd Antonio Somodevilla
"B" Camera Operator
Rebecca Breckel
Script Supervisor
Matt Snedecor
Foley Recordist
David Stern
Key Grip
Brian Lynch
Loader
Mary Cybulski
Still Photographer
Kelley Cribben
Post Production Supervisor
Michael Rivera
ADR Recordist
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Artist
Chuck Ryant
Associate Producer
John S. Moyer
"A" Camera Operator
Lisa Green
Assistant Property Master
Dave Palestine
Dolly Grip
Linda Flowers
Wig Designer
Michael Herlihy
Construction Coordinator
Chelsea Ryan
Second Assistant Director
Matthew Selkirk
Digital Imaging Technician
Jay Peck
Foley Artist
James Hammer
Assistant Costume Designer
Barbara Sansone
Hairstylist
Loriel Letizia
Location Coordinator
Hannah L. Smith
Production Secretary
T.K. Knowles
Associate Producer
John S. Moyer
Steadicam Operator
Graham Burt
First Assistant "B" Camera
Graham Burt
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Kayla Viani
Costumer
Robert Hein
Sound Effects Editor
Bobby Johanson
ADR Mixer
David M. Waldron
Background Casting Director
John Bair
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Kim Safatsky
Animal Wrangler
Sean Heilig
Transportation Captain
Renuka Ballal
Visual Effects Producer
Nate Heller
Orchestrator
Tony Behringer
Background Casting Director
S.J. Allocco
Casting Associate
Mike Myers
Special Effects Coordinator
Jamie Coffey
Payroll Accountant
Brooke Ensign
Unit Publicist
Stephanie DeCourcey
Background Casting Director
Cinder Chou
Production Coordinator
Nick Pray
Assistant Location Manager
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Dahlia Warner
Key Makeup Artist
Patrick O'Hala
Assistant Location Manager
Alyssa Alimaras
Location Assistant
Josh Nadelman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Shellie Gillespie
Production Accountant
Frank Beggins
Transportation Co-Captain
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer
Backdrops & Posters
