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This Is My Life
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This Is My Life

1992-02-21 · 95 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Drama

Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store while dreaming of becoming a comedian. After she inherits some money, she decides to move to New York with her children Erica and Opal in order to begin a stand-up career in small bars. Dottie soon rises to stardom, but while she travels all over the USA, her daughters stay home lonely.

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Directors
Nora Ephron
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Julie KavnerJulie KavnerDottie Ingels
Samantha MathisSamantha MathisErica Ingels
Gaby HoffmannGaby HoffmannOpal Ingels
Carrie FisherCarrie FisherClaudia Curtis
Dan AykroydDan AykroydArnold Moss
Bob NelsonBob NelsonEd
Marita GeraghtyMarita GeraghtyMia Jablon
Welker WhiteWelker WhiteLynn
Caroline AaronCaroline AaronMartha Ingels
Kathy NajimyKathy NajimyAngela
Danny ZornDanny ZornJordan Strang
Renée LippinRenée LippinArlene
Joy BeharJoy BeharRuby
Estelle HarrisEstelle HarrisAunt Harriet
Sidney ArmusMorris Chesler
David EisnerDavid EisnerOliver
Annie GoldenAnnie GoldenMarianne
Tim Blake NelsonTim Blake NelsonDennis
Harvey MillerLester
Patrick RoseGary Garry

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