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Entertaining Angels: the Dorothy Day Story is a 1996 independent film about the life of Dorothy Day, the journalist turned social activist and founder of the Catholic Worker newspaper. The film stars Moira Kelly as Day, Heather Graham, Lenny Von Dohlen and Martin Sheen.
Writer John Wells and actors Kelly and Sheen also collaborated in the NBC dramatic series The West Wing. Kelly and Von Dohlen previously appeared in David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
Original Release
06/05/1996
US Release
09/27/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Moira Kelly | Dorothy Day |
| Martin Sheen | Peter Maurin |
| Melinda Dillon | Sister Aloysius |
| Paul Lieber | Mike Gold |
| Heather Graham | Maggie Bowen |
| Boyd Kestner | Lionel Moise |
| James Lancaster | Eugene O'Neill / Eugene O’Neill |
| Geoffrey Blake | Floyd Dell |
| Brian Keith | Cardinal |
| Heather Camille | Tamar |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Moira Kelly | Dorothy Day |
| Martin Sheen | Peter Maurin |
| Melinda Dillon | Sister Aloysius |
| Paul Lieber | Mike Gold |
| Heather Graham | Maggie Bowen |
| Boyd Kestner | Lionel Moise |
| James Lancaster | Eugene O'Neill / Eugene O’Neill |
| Geoffrey Blake | Floyd Dell |
| Brian Keith | Cardinal |
| Heather Camille | Tamar |
| Thom Adcox-Hernandez | Dan Irwin |
| David Berón | John |
| Pamela Shafer | Tesse |
| Allyce Beasley | Frankie |
| Tracey Walter | Joe Bennett |
| Paul Weaver | Lou |
| Val Bettin | Mr. Breen |
| Mary Greening | Eleanor |
| Brian Libby | Homer |
| Marianne Muellerleile | Landlady |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Peter Burrell | Producer |
| Chris Donahue | Producer |
| Ellwood Kieser | Producer |
