Movies: Unemployed actor

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....

A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while stayin...

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A documentary about actor/director Dennis Hopper, showing him at his home and studio putting together his film "The Last Movie."...

You've read the stories, you've seen the documentaries. Now see the movie that brings it all to life....

Unemployed actor Kati gets a job as a tomato on a commercial. Turns out that the gig is not what she expected....

Augustin Dos Santos is a benign simpleton with a slight stammer. He's serious about his part-time job as a clerk for an insurance company, and he also acts, with small parts under his belt in commercials and experimental films. An agent finds his ser...

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Nina is a high-strung New York actress and Anton is a struggling actor who wants to change gears and start a family. Their relaxing day starts off beautifully (and humorously), but they realize that their feelings may be at odds....

A disgraced monster movie actor decides to make his magnum opus but needs a victim to do it....

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An unemployed actress is offered a commercial if she can convince a Christmas-obsessed ad agency staff to finish an ad campaign on Christmas Eve....

An excerpt about the troubled, passionate and intriguing relationship of an actor with his own life....