This Is My Life (1992)

6.1/10 • 95 min • Comedy Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Julie Kavner

Dottie Ingels

Samantha Mathis

Erica Ingels

Gaby Hoffmann

Opal Ingels

Carrie Fisher

Claudia Curtis

Dan Aykroyd

Arnold Moss

Bob Nelson

Ed

Marita Geraghty

Mia Jablon

Welker White

Lynn

Caroline Aaron

Martha Ingels

Kathy Najimy

Angela

Danny Zorn

Jordan Strang

Renée Lippin

Arlene

Joy Behar

Ruby

Estelle Harris

Aunt Harriet

David Eisner

Oliver

Annie Golden

Marianne

Tim Blake Nelson

Dennis

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