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Veteran character actor and Tony Award winner, Mary Louise Wilson, age 79, teaches her first acting class to skeptical members of the YouTube generation, smashing their red carpet illusions and challenging them to bring emotional honesty into their acting. Features interviews with Frances McDormand, Melissa Leo, Tyne Daly, Estelle Parsons, Valerie Harper and playwright Doug Wright, discussing what it means to be a character actor, whether acting can be taught, what constitutes 'talent,' and whether the profession is harder for women.
Original Release
03/16/2015
US Release
03/16/2015
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mary Birdsong | Herself / Self |
Tyne Daly | Herself / Self |
Dave Davis | Self |
Valerie Harper | Herself / Self |
Lisa Joyce | Herself / Self |
Hope Leigh | Self |
Melissa Leo | Herself / Self |
Malcolm Maginnis | Self |
Taffy Maginnis | Self |
Frances McDormand | Herself / Self |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mary Birdsong | Herself / Self |
Tyne Daly | Herself / Self |
Dave Davis | Self |
Valerie Harper | Herself / Self |
Lisa Joyce | Herself / Self |
Hope Leigh | Self |
Melissa Leo | Herself / Self |
Malcolm Maginnis | Self |
Taffy Maginnis | Self |
Frances McDormand | Herself / Self |
Sanford Meisner | Self |
Estelle Parsons | Herself / Self |
Charlotte Rae | Herself / Self |
Joseph Singletary | Joseph: Student |
Shad Willingham | Self - Theater Director |
Hugh Hamilton Wilson | Self |
Mary Louise Wilson | Herself / Self |
Doug Wright | Self / Himself |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ron Nyswaner | Producer |
Neda Armian | Producer |
Anya Leta | Producer |
Jeffrey Schwarz | Producer |
Editors
Jeffrey Schwarz, Eric F. Martin, Tyler Hubby, Alex Berger, Janet Baus