Talia Balsam

Talia Balsam (born March 5, 1959) is an American actress.

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All the King's Men (2006)

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Zaillian
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Jude Law  •  Kate Winslet  •  Patricia Clarkson

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Zaillian
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Jude Law  •  Kate Winslet  •  Patricia Clarkson

Little Manhattan (2005)

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Ten-year-old Gabe was just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walked into his life, actually into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she tells him she will not be going to public school any more. Gabe has a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Levin
CAST:  Josh Hutcherson  •  Charlie Ray  •  Bradley Whitford  •  Cynthia Nixon

Ten-year-old Gabe was just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walked into his life, actually into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she tells him she will not be going to public school any more. Gabe has a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Levin
CAST:  Josh Hutcherson  •  Charlie Ray  •  Bradley Whitford  •  Cynthia Nixon

Into the Fire (2005)

TV Movie Drama - Sean Patrick Flanery, Melina Kanakaredes, JoBeth Williams  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Phelan
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Melina Kanakaredes  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Pablo Schreiber

TV Movie Drama - Sean Patrick Flanery, Melina Kanakaredes, JoBeth Williams  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Phelan
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Melina Kanakaredes  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Pablo Schreiber

Killer Instinct (1992)

An up and coming lawyer gets turned over for a case he'd been working on for a long while. The D.A.'s niece then decides to help the young lawyer by first blackmailing, then eventually plotting the murder of the D.A., all the while seducing the young attorney. It ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Tausik
CAST:  Scott Valentine  •  Vanessa Angel  •  Talia Balsam

An up and coming lawyer gets turned over for a case he'd been working on for a long while. The D.A.'s niece then decides to help the young lawyer by first blackmailing, then eventually plotting the murder of the D.A., all the while seducing the young attorney. It ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Tausik
CAST:  Scott Valentine  •  Vanessa Angel  •  Talia Balsam

Valerie Flake (1999)

A boozing, recently widowed young woman gives every one she comes into contact with a hard time. She moves back home with her in-laws, where she is pursued by a nice young grocer. However, his mother recognizes her as a heartbreaker and warns him away, creating a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Putch
CAST:  Susan Traylor  •  Jay Underwood  •  Christina Pickles  •  Peter Michael Goetz

A boozing, recently widowed young woman gives every one she comes into contact with a hard time. She moves back home with her in-laws, where she is pursued by a nice young grocer. However, his mother recognizes her as a heartbreaker and warns him away, creating a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Putch
CAST:  Susan Traylor  •  Jay Underwood  •  Christina Pickles  •  Peter Michael Goetz

The Girl in the Book (2015)

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marya Cohn
CAST:  Emily VanCamp  •  Michael Nyqvist  •  Ana Mulvoy Ten  •  Talia Balsam

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marya Cohn
CAST:  Emily VanCamp  •  Michael Nyqvist  •  Ana Mulvoy Ten  •  Talia Balsam

Crazy Times (1981)

Follows the exploits of three teenage friends sharing the good times back at Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York during the summer of 1955.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Philips
CAST:  Michael Paré  •  David Caruso  •  Ray Liotta  •  Talia Balsam

Follows the exploits of three teenage friends sharing the good times back at Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York during the summer of 1955.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Philips
CAST:  Michael Paré  •  David Caruso  •  Ray Liotta  •  Talia Balsam

Consenting Adult (1985)

Young and shy Jeff discovers his attraction to men. After struggling with himself he comes out to his parents. Mum eventually listens to his son and tries to understand his feelings, but his Dad would rather die — which, in the end, he really does, leaving behind a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilbert Cates
CAST:  Marlo Thomas  •  Martin Sheen  •  Barry Tubb  •  Talia Balsam

Young and shy Jeff discovers his attraction to men. After struggling with himself he comes out to his parents. Mum eventually listens to his son and tries to understand his feelings, but his Dad would rather die — which, in the end, he really does, leaving behind a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilbert Cates
CAST:  Marlo Thomas  •  Martin Sheen  •  Barry Tubb  •  Talia Balsam

The Cake Eaters (2007)

The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Stuart Masterson
CAST:  Kristen Stewart  •  Aaron Stanford  •  Bruce Dern  •  Elizabeth Ashley

The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Stuart Masterson
CAST:  Kristen Stewart  •  Aaron Stanford  •  Bruce Dern  •  Elizabeth Ashley

Return (2011)

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liza Johnson
CAST:  Linda Cardellini  •  John Slattery  •  Talia Balsam  •  Emma Rayne Lyle

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liza Johnson
CAST:  Linda Cardellini  •  John Slattery  •  Talia Balsam  •  Emma Rayne Lyle

The Supernaturals (1986)

Nichelle Nichols is an army sergeant who leads her platoon into the woods of the deep south on a training exercise. Unfortunately, it is the site where a bunch of yankee soldiers murdered a town of confederates. The corpses of the dead soldiers rise up to wreak revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armand Mastroianni
CAST:  Maxwell Caulfield  •  Nichelle Nichols  •  Talia Balsam  •  Bradford Bancroft

Nichelle Nichols is an army sergeant who leads her platoon into the woods of the deep south on a training exercise. Unfortunately, it is the site where a bunch of yankee soldiers murdered a town of confederates. The corpses of the dead soldiers rise up to wreak revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armand Mastroianni
CAST:  Maxwell Caulfield  •  Nichelle Nichols  •  Talia Balsam  •  Bradford Bancroft

P.I. Private Investigations (1987)

A young architect finds himself being stalked by a gang of criminals who believe he knows something that could expose their activities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nigel Dick
CAST:  Clayton Rohner  •  Ray Sharkey  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Talia Balsam

A young architect finds himself being stalked by a gang of criminals who believe he knows something that could expose their activities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nigel Dick
CAST:  Clayton Rohner  •  Ray Sharkey  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Talia Balsam

No Strings Attached (2011)

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Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Natalie Portman  •  Ashton Kutcher  •  Greta Gerwig  •  Olivia Thirlby

Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Natalie Portman  •  Ashton Kutcher  •  Greta Gerwig  •  Olivia Thirlby

The Initiation of Sarah (1978)

Shy misfit Sarah Goodwin has a secret gift: the ability to control — and destroy — with her mind. When Sarah goes off to college with her more outgoing and popular sister, Patty, their plans to join the most prestigious sorority on campus are scuttled by snobby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Kay Lenz  •  Shelley Winters  •  Tony Bill  •  Kathryn Grant

Shy misfit Sarah Goodwin has a secret gift: the ability to control — and destroy — with her mind. When Sarah goes off to college with her more outgoing and popular sister, Patty, their plans to join the most prestigious sorority on campus are scuttled by snobby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Kay Lenz  •  Shelley Winters  •  Tony Bill  •  Kathryn Grant

Calamity Jane (1984)

The story of Martha Jane Canary aka Calamity Jane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Goldstone
CAST:  Jane Alexander  •  Frederic Forrest  •  Ken Kercheval  •  Talia Balsam

The story of Martha Jane Canary aka Calamity Jane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Goldstone
CAST:  Jane Alexander  •  Frederic Forrest  •  Ken Kercheval  •  Talia Balsam

In the Mood (1987)

When 15-year-old Sonny Wisecarver has an affair with his older neighbor Francine and then runs off to marry her, a stern judge has the union annulled. Then, when Sonny finds himself before the same judge after getting involved with another woman in her 20s, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Alden Robinson
CAST:  Patrick Dempsey  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Talia Balsam  •  Michael Constantine

When 15-year-old Sonny Wisecarver has an affair with his older neighbor Francine and then runs off to marry her, a stern judge has the union annulled. Then, when Sonny finds himself before the same judge after getting involved with another woman in her 20s, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Alden Robinson
CAST:  Patrick Dempsey  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Talia Balsam  •  Michael Constantine

Mass Appeal (1984)

A young seminarian rattles the established order at a Catholic parish run by an older pastor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Jordan
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Zeljko Ivanek  •  Charles Durning  •  Louise Latham

A young seminarian rattles the established order at a Catholic parish run by an older pastor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Jordan
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Zeljko Ivanek  •  Charles Durning  •  Louise Latham

Conviction (2010)

When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Goldwyn
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Minnie Driver  •  Bailee Madison  •  Loren Dean

When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Goldwyn
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Minnie Driver  •  Bailee Madison  •  Loren Dean

Sins of the Mother (1991)

A charismatic Real Estate agent, Kevin Coe, is publicly proud of his mother, a prominent socialite, but privately he must put up with her constant belittlements and taunts. And while his latest girlfriend starts discovering the depths of his anguish, no one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patterson
CAST:  Elizabeth Montgomery  •  Dale Midkiff  •  Heather Fairfield  •  Talia Balsam

A charismatic Real Estate agent, Kevin Coe, is publicly proud of his mother, a prominent socialite, but privately he must put up with her constant belittlements and taunts. And while his latest girlfriend starts discovering the depths of his anguish, no one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patterson
CAST:  Elizabeth Montgomery  •  Dale Midkiff  •  Heather Fairfield  •  Talia Balsam

Nadia (1984)

Story about gymnast Nadia Comaneci from her childhood beginning as a gymnast and how she was discovered by Belya Karolyi. Nadia received 7 perfect 10's in the Montreal Olympics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Cooke
CAST:  Jonathan Banks  •  Talia Balsam  •  Simon Adams  •  Carrie Snodgress

Story about gymnast Nadia Comaneci from her childhood beginning as a gymnast and how she was discovered by Belya Karolyi. Nadia received 7 perfect 10's in the Montreal Olympics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Cooke
CAST:  Jonathan Banks  •  Talia Balsam  •  Simon Adams  •  Carrie Snodgress
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