When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Cast
Melissa McCarthy
Lee Israel
Richard E. Grant
Jack Hock
Dolly Wells
Anna
Ben Falcone
Alan Schmidt
Gregory Korostishevsky
Andrei
Jane Curtin
Marjorie
Stephen Spinella
Paul
Christian Navarro
Kurt
Pun Bandhu
Agent Doyle
Erik LaRay Harvey
Agent Solanas
Brandon Scott Jones
Glen
Shae D'Lyn
Nell
Rosal Colon
Rachel
Anna Deavere Smith
Elaine
Marc Evan Jackson
Lloyd
Marcella Lowery
Guest at Party
Roberta Wallach
Tom Clancy Groupie
Tina Benko
Karen
Sandy Rosenberg
Yale Librarian
Kevin Carolan
Tom Clancy
Ben Rauch
Coat Check Guy
Ethel Fisher
Mrs. Unger
Chris Lamberth
Exterminator
Joanna Adler
Arlene
Mary B. McCann
Judge
Michael Laurence
Fenwick
Michael Cyril Creighton
Harry
Alice Kremelberg
Server
Moisés Acevedo
Stationery Clerk
Lucy DeVito
Gossipy Office Worker
Josh Evans
Boss in Office
Ricky Garcia
Security Guard
Charlotte Mary Wen
Cubicle Worker
Marcus Choi
Another Cubicle Worker
Justin Vivian Bond
Lounge Singer
Tim Cummings
Craig
Havilah Brewster
Toni
Dann Fink
Male (voice)
Zabryna Guevara
Female (voice)
Bonita Hamilton
Female (voice)
Dan McCabe
Male (voice)
Sean Oliver
Male (voice)
Lori Prince
Female (voice)
Armando Riesco
Male (voice)
Sandy Rustin
Female (voice)
George Aloi
Literary Agent (uncredited)
Tiffany Blair
Lady with Bird (uncredited)
Linwood Brown
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Kevin Cristaldi
Other Dealer (uncredited)
Barbara Ann Davison
Bookstore Employee (uncredited)
Peter Donovan
Greg (uncredited)
Antoine Drye
Musician in Bar Scene (uncredited)
Liz Eng
Lisa (uncredited)
George R. Golden
Bookshop Browser (uncredited)
Anne Hollister
Young Girl at Vet (uncredited)
Katie Kocik
Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Ron Maestri
Book Store Customer (uncredited)
Doris McCarthy
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Wayne J. Miller
Pancake Man at Counter (uncredited)
Bill Walters
Homeless Man (uncredited)
Crew
Marielle Heller
Director
Nicole Holofcener
Screenplay
Jeff Whitty
Screenplay
Lee Israel
Book
Anne McCabe
Editor
Brandon Trost
Director of Photography
Karen Kane
First Assistant Director
Chelsea Ryan
Second Assistant Director
Josh Nadelman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Cinder Chou
Production Coordinator
Jawal Nga
Executive Producer
Pamela Hirsch
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Bob Balaban
Executive Producer
Amy Nauiokas
Producer
David Yarnell
Producer
Anne Carey
Producer
Shani Geva
Associate Producer
John O'Grady
Associate Producer
Chuck Ryant
Associate Producer
T.K. Knowles
Associate Producer
Stephen H. Carter
Production Design
John S. Moyer
"A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Tim Metivier
First Assistant "A" Camera
Graham Burt
Second Assistant "A" Camera, First Assistant "B" Camera
Todd Antonio Somodevilla
"B" Camera Operator
Brian Lynch
Second Assistant "B" Camera, Loader
Mike Morini
Dolly Grip
Dave Palestine
Dolly Grip
Kelley Cribben
Post Production Supervisor
S.J. Allocco
Casting Associate
Jennifer Euston
Casting
David M. Waldron
Background Casting Director
Tony Behringer
Background Casting Director
Stephanie DeCourcey
Background Casting Director
Jessica Hunt
Key Costumer
James Hammer
Assistant Costume Designer
Christa Lewandowski
Costume Coordinator
Tracey Phillips-Boone
Costume Supervisor
Arjun Bhasin
Costume Design
Jen Grubbs
Costume Assistant
Lemuel Herarte
Costume Assistant
Kayla Viani
Costumer
Erika Abberton
Hairstylist
Barbara Sansone
Hairstylist
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Department Head, Makeup Artist
Dahlia Warner
Key Makeup Artist
Truman Clark McCasland
Art Department Coordinator
Deborah Wheatley
Assistant Art Director
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Hein
Sound Effects Editor
Damian Volpe
Supervising Sound Editor
Filipe Messeder
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Fernandez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joe White
Sound Mixer
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.
Boom Operator
Jay Peck
Foley Artist
Rachel Chancey
Foley Editor
Matt Snedecor
Foley Recordist
Bobby Johanson
ADR Mixer
Michael Rivera
ADR Recordist
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Richard P. Ulivella
Chief Lighting Technician
Mike Myers
Special Effects Coordinator
John Bair
Visual Effects Supervisor
Matthew T. Griffin
Visual Effects Producer
Renuka Ballal
Visual Effects Producer
Shannen Walsh
Visual Effects Coordinator
Vance Miller
CG Supervisor
Nate Heller
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Howard Paar
Music Supervisor
Adam Bennati
Music Coordinator
Ted Caplan
Music Editor
Sean Heilig
Transportation Captain
Frank Beggins
Transportation Co-Captain
Shellie Gillespie
Production Accountant
Jamie Coffey
Payroll Accountant
Tony Martinez
Dialogue Editor
Sarah E. McMillan
Set Decoration
Henriette Lopez
Assistant Set Decoration
Matt Duncan
Set Decoration Buyer
Graham Wichman
Set Decoration Buyer
Michael Herlihy
Construction Coordinator
Mary Cybulski
Still Photographer
Rebecca Breckel
Script Supervisor
Loriel Letizia
Location Coordinator
Sascha Springer
Location Manager
Jimmy Gribbin
Location Assistant
Alyssa Alimaras
Location Assistant
Nick Pray
Assistant Location Manager
Patrick O'Hala
Assistant Location Manager
Kim Safatsky
Animal Wrangler
Jill Alexander
Property Master
Lisa Green
Assistant Property Master
David Stern
Key Grip
Charlie Dibe
Unit Production Manager
Matthew Selkirk
Digital Imaging Technician
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer
Lawrence Bell
Tailor
Linda Flowers
Wig Designer
Mateo Márquez
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Brooke Ensign
Unit Publicist
Marci Mudd
Art Direction
Victoria Wood
Wigmaker
Adam Dicterow
First Assistant Editor
Hannah L. Smith
Production Secretary
Jack Mortellaro Jr.
Leadman
Andrea Burrell
Graphic Designer
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