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One of the first fictional efforts by former documentary maker Claudia Weill, Girlfriends focuses on a pair of roommates, Susan Weinblatt and Anne Munroe, played by Melanie Mayron and Anita Skinner. Anne gets married, leaving the plump, insecure Susan alone for virtually the first time in her life. A mild flirtation with a rabbi leads to a whole new life for Susan when she becomes a portrait photographer for Jewish weddings and bar mitzvahs.
Original Release
08/11/1978
US Release
08/11/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Melanie Mayron | Susan Weinblatt |
Eli Wallach | Rabbi Gold |
Adam Cohen | Bar Mitzvah Boy |
Anita Skinner | Anne Munroe |
Jean De Baer | Terry |
Christopher Guest | Eric |
Nancy Mette | Denise |
Kenneth McMillan | Cabbie |
Bob Balaban | Martin |
Albert Rogers | Hair Dresser |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Melanie Mayron | Susan Weinblatt |
Eli Wallach | Rabbi Gold |
Adam Cohen | Bar Mitzvah Boy |
Anita Skinner | Anne Munroe |
Jean De Baer | Terry |
Christopher Guest | Eric |
Nancy Mette | Denise |
Kenneth McMillan | Cabbie |
Bob Balaban | Martin |
Albert Rogers | Hair Dresser |
Jane Anderson | Omega Receptionist |
Gina Rogak | Julie |
Russell Horton | Photo Editor |
Regina David | Rabbi's Receptionist |
Amy Wright | Ceil |
Ted Lambert | Rabbi's Son |
Tanya Berezin | Rabbi's Wife |
Kathryn Walker | Carpel's Receptionist |
Roderick Cook | Carpel |
Viveca Lindfors | Beatrice |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Claudia Weill | Producer |
Patricia Churchill | Producer |
Lilly Kilvert | Producer |
Jan Saunders | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1979 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture Acting Debut - Female | Nominated |