What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress.
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.
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as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
AliveBorn: August 8, 1937
Age: 89
Los Angeles, California, USA
as Julie Nichols
AliveBorn: April 20, 1949
Age: 77
Cloquet, Minnesota, USA
as Sandy Lester
DeceasedBorn: December 11, 1944
Died: October 29, 2024
Age at death: 79
as Ron Carlisle
DeceasedBorn: January 3, 1932
Died: May 16, 2024
Age at death: 92
as Les Nichols
DeceasedBorn: February 28, 1923
Died: December 24, 2012
Age at death: 89
as Jeff Slater
AliveBorn: September 21, 1950
Age: 75
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
as George Fields
DeceasedBorn: July 1, 1934
Died: May 26, 2008
Age at death: 73
as John Van Horn
DeceasedBorn: May 16, 1917
Died: February 15, 2016
Age at death: 98
as April
AliveBorn: January 21, 1956
Age: 70
Wareham, Massachusetts, USA
as Rita
DeceasedBorn: February 26, 1926
Died: October 4, 2011
Age at death: 85
as Jacqui
AliveBorn: June 5, 1951
Age: 75
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
as Rick
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Jo
DeceasedBorn: December 22, 1948
Died: March 12, 2003
Age at death: 54
as Phil Weintraub
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Mrs. Mallory
AliveBorn: August 28, 1947
Age: 79
Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA
as Amy
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Boy
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Page
AliveBorn: April 25, 1950
Age: 76
Detroit, Michigan, USA
as Stage Hand
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Middle-Aged Man
DeceasedBorn: May 26, 1931
Died: October 29, 1995
Age at death: 64
as Middle-Aged Woman
DeceasedBorn: July 25, 1923
Died: July 22, 2008
Age at death: 84
as Linda
AliveBorn: February 21, 1953
Age: 73
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Actor #1
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Actor #2
DeceasedBorn: February 24, 1929
Died: November 29, 1995
Age at death: 66
as Salesgirl
AliveBorn: October 4, 1932
Age: 93
Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
as Billie
DeceasedBorn: March 12, 1943
Died: November 6, 2020
Age at death: 77
as Party girl
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Mrs. Crawley
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Party guest
DeceasedBorn: November 25, 1926
Died: October 1, 2020
Age at death: 93
as Priest
DeceasedBorn: August 17, 1909
Died: September 23, 1997
Age at death: 88
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