

This Is My Life
1992-02-21 · 95 min · ★ 6.0
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
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Julie KavnerDottie Ingels
Samantha MathisErica Ingels
Gaby HoffmannOpal Ingels
Carrie FisherClaudia Curtis
Dan AykroydArnold Moss
Bob NelsonEd
Marita GeraghtyMia Jablon
Welker WhiteLynn
Caroline AaronMartha Ingels
Kathy NajimyAngela
Danny ZornJordan Strang
Renée LippinArlene
Joy BeharRuby
Estelle HarrisAunt Harriet
David EisnerOliver
Annie GoldenMarianne
Tim Blake NelsonDennisTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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