This Is My Life

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.

5.9

95 min

Cast

Julie Kavner

as Dottie Ingels

Samantha Mathis

as Erica Ingels

Gaby Hoffmann

as Opal Ingels

Carrie Fisher

as Claudia Curtis

Dan Aykroyd

as Arnold Moss

Bob Nelson

as Ed

Marita Geraghty

as Mia Jablon

Welker White

as Lynn

Caroline Aaron

as Martha Ingels

Kathy Najimy

as Angela

Danny Zorn

as Jordan Strang

Renée Lippin

as Arlene

Joy Behar

as Ruby

Estelle Harris

as Aunt Harriet

Sidney Armus

as Morris Chesler

David Eisner

as Oliver

Annie Golden

as Marianne

Tim Blake Nelson

as Dennis

Harvey Miller

as Lester

Patrick Rose

as Gary Garry

Kate McGregor-Stewart

as Jordan's Mom

Ellen Cleghorne

as TV Talk Show Host

Valri Bromfield

as Dawna

Diane Sokolow

as Charlene

Tom Wood

as Billy

Louis Di Bianco

as Norman Ingels

Barbara Stewart

as Joanne

Sylvia Kauders

as Evelyn

Faye Cohen

as Evelyn's Daughter

Theresa Tova

as Rochelle

Marcia DeBonis

as Linda

Heather Brown

as Jessica

Billy Van

as Agent

Bob Zidel

as Mr. Kaminski

Joel Y. Zion

as Rabbi

John E. Johnson

as Martin

Joseph Mastrodominico

as Moving Man

Max Bernstein

as Tree Boy #1

Oly Obst

as Tree Boy #2

Jacob Bernstein

as Tree Boy #3

Zoe Heyes

as Girl in Mouse Costume

Renessa Blitz

as Lisa

Lisa Yamanaka

as Shawn

Audrey Webb

as Mrs. Fabricant

Kathryn Greenwood

as Young Matron

Eric Mendelsohn

as Ice Cream Parlor Waiter

Bo Dietl

as Private Detective Wheedle

Director

Nora Ephron