Drama / Crime / Comedy / History /

Score: 68%( 1293 votes )

Overview: 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)