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.
Top Cast
DU
Dustin HoffmanMichael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
JE
Jessica LangeJulie Nichols
TE
Teri GarrSandy Lester
DA
Dabney ColemanRon Carlisle
CH
Charles DurningLes Nichols
BI
Bill MurrayJeff Slater
SY
Sydney PollackGeorge Fields
GE
George GaynesJohn Van Horn
GE
Geena DavisApril
DO
Doris BelackRita
EL
Ellen FoleyJacqui
PE
Peter GattoRick
LY
Lynne ThigpenJo
RO
Ronald L. SchwaryPhil Weintraub
DE
Debra MooneyMrs. Mallory
AM
Amy LawrenceAmy
KE
Kenny SinclairBoy
SU
Susan MersonPage
RO
Robert D. WilsonStage Hand
JA
James CarruthersMiddle-Aged Man
ES
Estelle GettyMiddle-Aged Woman
CH
Christine EbersoleLinda
BE
Bernie PollackActor #1
SA
Sam StoneburnerActor #2
MA
Marjorie LovettSalesgirl
BA
Barbara SpiegelBillie
SU
Suzanne von SchaackParty girl
AN
Anne ShropshireMrs. Crawley
MU
Murray SchisgalParty guest
RI
Richard WhitingPriest
JI
Jim JansenStage Manager #2
TO
Tom MardirosianStage Manager
GA
Gavin ReedDirector
AN
Annie KorzenAutograph Hound
IB
Ibbits WarrinerAutograph Hound
LO
Lois de BanzieAutograph Hound
ST
Stephen PruttingAutograph Hound
TO
Tobin BellWaiter (uncredited)
PH
Phillip Borsos(uncredited)
JI
Jim DratfieldActing Student (uncredited)
JO
John KapelosActor at Party (uncredited)
JO
Joyce WorsleyShocked Bystander as Dorothy Grabs a Cab (uncredited)
