Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in "Grey Gardens". Previously, she was awarded the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama League awarded her both a citation and the Outstanding Performance of the Year, and she was named to its dais for 2007. She also received a special citation from the New York Drama Critics' Circle and the Obie for her off-Broadway turn in "Grey Gardens".

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

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A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Jonah Hill  •  Margot Robbie  •  Matthew McConaughey

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Jonah Hill  •  Margot Robbie  •  Matthew McConaughey

Amadeus (1984)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  F. Murray Abraham  •  Tom Hulce  •  Elizabeth Berridge  •  Roy Dotrice

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  F. Murray Abraham  •  Tom Hulce  •  Elizabeth Berridge  •  Roy Dotrice

Black Sheep (1996)

When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime when he tries to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penelope Spheeris
CAST:  Chris Farley  •  David Spade  •  Grant Heslov  •  Tim Matheson

When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime when he tries to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penelope Spheeris
CAST:  Chris Farley  •  David Spade  •  Grant Heslov  •  Tim Matheson

Mac and Me (1988)

A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) escaping from nefarious NASA agents, is befriended by a young boy in a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family from whom he has been separated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stewart Raffill
CAST:  Jade Calegory  •  Lauren Stanley  •  Christine Ebersole  •  Jonathan Ward

A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) escaping from nefarious NASA agents, is befriended by a young boy in a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family from whom he has been separated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stewart Raffill
CAST:  Jade Calegory  •  Lauren Stanley  •  Christine Ebersole  •  Jonathan Ward

Tootsie (1982)

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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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Jessica Lange  •  Teri Garr  •  Dabney Coleman

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Jessica Lange  •  Teri Garr  •  Dabney Coleman

True Crime (1999)

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Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Isaiah Washington  •  LisaGay Hamilton  •  Diane Venora

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Isaiah Washington  •  LisaGay Hamilton  •  Diane Venora

Ghost Dad (1990)

A widower with three children is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, he attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Poitier
CAST:  Bill Cosby  •  Kimberly Russell  •  Denise Nicholas  •  Ian Bannen

A widower with three children is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, he attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Poitier
CAST:  Bill Cosby  •  Kimberly Russell  •  Denise Nicholas  •  Ian Bannen

My Girl 2 (1994)

Vada Sultenfuss has a holiday coming up, and an assignment: to do and essay on someone she admires and has never met. She decides she wants to do an assignment on her mother, but quickly realises she knows very little about her. She manages to get her father to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Dan Aykroyd  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Anna Chlumsky  •  Austin O'Brien

Vada Sultenfuss has a holiday coming up, and an assignment: to do and essay on someone she admires and has never met. She decides she wants to do an assignment on her mother, but quickly realises she knows very little about her. She manages to get her father to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Dan Aykroyd  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Anna Chlumsky  •  Austin O'Brien

Dead Again (1991)

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In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Emma Thompson  •  Andy García  •  Robin Williams

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Emma Thompson  •  Andy García  •  Robin Williams

Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)

Billionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia Schiffer as a personal trainer -- but no playmates. What's more, scoundrel Laurence Van Dough is scheming to take over the family empire. Uh-oh! Enter faithful butler ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Petrie
CAST:  Macaulay Culkin  •  John Larroquette  •  Edward Herrmann  •  Christine Ebersole

Billionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia Schiffer as a personal trainer -- but no playmates. What's more, scoundrel Laurence Van Dough is scheming to take over the family empire. Uh-oh! Enter faithful butler ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Petrie
CAST:  Macaulay Culkin  •  John Larroquette  •  Edward Herrmann  •  Christine Ebersole

Double Platinum (1999)

The story of a mother driven to reach the heights of superstardom at the cost of abandoning her only child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Allan Ackerman
CAST:  Diana Ross  •  Brandy  •  Christine Ebersole  •  Allen Payne

The story of a mother driven to reach the heights of superstardom at the cost of abandoning her only child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Allan Ackerman
CAST:  Diana Ross  •  Brandy  •  Christine Ebersole  •  Allen Payne

Pros & Cons (1999)

Framed for crimes they didn't commit, two small-timers are headed up the river without a paddle. Now, the only thing that can bail them out is a case of mistaken identity. It's the hysterical prison comedy that's so funny, it's criminal!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Damast
CAST:  Larry Miller  •  Tommy Davidson  •  Delroy Lindo  •  Andre Rosey Brown

Framed for crimes they didn't commit, two small-timers are headed up the river without a paddle. Now, the only thing that can bail them out is a case of mistaken identity. It's the hysterical prison comedy that's so funny, it's criminal!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Damast
CAST:  Larry Miller  •  Tommy Davidson  •  Delroy Lindo  •  Andre Rosey Brown

Emoticon (2014)

Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern means of communication.' All that changes when she meets her new boyfriend's teenage kids, who are going through their own journeys of self-discovery. All of them learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Livia De Paolis
CAST:  Michael Cristofer  •  Carol Kane  •  Sônia Braga  •  Diane Guerrero

Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern means of communication.' All that changes when she meets her new boyfriend's teenage kids, who are going through their own journeys of self-discovery. All of them learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Livia De Paolis
CAST:  Michael Cristofer  •  Carol Kane  •  Sônia Braga  •  Diane Guerrero

The Big Wedding (2013)

To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Zackham
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Diane Keaton  •  Katherine Heigl  •  Amanda Seyfried

To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Zackham
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Diane Keaton  •  Katherine Heigl  •  Amanda Seyfried

Dying to Love You (1993)

Roger Paulson is lonely after his divorce. He thinks he has finally found the woman of his dreams...until he uncovers her web of lies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Iscove
CAST:  Tim Matheson  •  Lee Garlington  •  Frances Lee McCain  •  Alan Blumenfeld

Roger Paulson is lonely after his divorce. He thinks he has finally found the woman of his dreams...until he uncovers her web of lies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Iscove
CAST:  Tim Matheson  •  Lee Garlington  •  Frances Lee McCain  •  Alan Blumenfeld

Gypsy (1993)

Ambitious stage mother Rose Hovick wants desperately for her daughter, June, to become the vaudeville star she never was. With the help of savvy but kind-hearted agent Herbie Sommers, Rose realizes her aspirations for June, but when her new star rebelliously elopes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emile Ardolino
CAST:  Bette Midler  •  Peter Riegert  •  Cynthia Gibb  •  Ed Asner

Ambitious stage mother Rose Hovick wants desperately for her daughter, June, to become the vaudeville star she never was. With the help of savvy but kind-hearted agent Herbie Sommers, Rose realizes her aspirations for June, but when her new star rebelliously elopes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emile Ardolino
CAST:  Bette Midler  •  Peter Riegert  •  Cynthia Gibb  •  Ed Asner

An Unexpected Family (1996)

When Ruth Whitney abandons her two children with her sister Barbara is left to take care of them, at first none of them like it but soon they grow to like each other. Then over a year later Ruth comes back saying she wants her kids and Barbara goes to court to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Stockard Channing  •  Stephen Collins  •  Christine Ebersole  •  Noah Fleiss

When Ruth Whitney abandons her two children with her sister Barbara is left to take care of them, at first none of them like it but soon they grow to like each other. Then over a year later Ruth comes back saying she wants her kids and Barbara goes to court to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Stockard Channing  •  Stephen Collins  •  Christine Ebersole  •  Noah Fleiss

Folks! (1992)

A slightly self absorbed yuppie takes in his parents including his senile father, after their home burns down. But his personal and professional life fall apart soon after.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Don Ameche  •  Anne Jackson  •  Christine Ebersole

A slightly self absorbed yuppie takes in his parents including his senile father, after their home burns down. But his personal and professional life fall apart soon after.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Don Ameche  •  Anne Jackson  •  Christine Ebersole

Love Comes To The Executioner (2006)

A young man is hired as the executioner at a prison where his brother sits on death row. Things get more surreal when he falls in love with his brother's ex-girlfriend -- who's imprisoned herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyle Bergersen
CAST:  Jonathan Tucker  •  Jeremy Renner  •  Ginnifer Goodwin  •  Christine Ebersole

A young man is hired as the executioner at a prison where his brother sits on death row. Things get more surreal when he falls in love with his brother's ex-girlfriend -- who's imprisoned herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyle Bergersen
CAST:  Jonathan Tucker  •  Jeremy Renner  •  Ginnifer Goodwin  •  Christine Ebersole

Til There Was You (1997)

Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Winant
CAST:  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn  •  Dylan McDermott  •  Karen Allen

Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Winant
CAST:  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn  •  Dylan McDermott  •  Karen Allen
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