SYNOPSIS
Anna is a middle-aged actress looking for work in New York City, with the help of her sometime lover, Daniel. She used to be a Czech film star married to the director Tonda, who is now successfully making commercials in New York. After the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, Anna was imprisoned and eventually exiled. Anna takes in the young girl Krystyna, who has just arrived from Czechoslovakia, and speaks no English. Anna and Daniel help Krystyna learn English and start a promising acting career. However, the only job Anna can find is as an understudy.
- Sally KirklandAnna
- Paulina PorizkovaKrystyna
- Robert FieldsDaniel
- Gibby BrandDirector #1
- John Robert TillotsonDirector #2
- Julianne GilliamWoman Author
- Joe AufieryStage Manager
- Lance DavisAssistant #1
- Deirdre O'ConnellAssistant #2
- Ruth MaleczechWoman #1 / Woman Named Gloria
- Holly VillaireWoman #2 / Woman with Bird
- Shirl BernheimWoman #3 / Woman in White Veil
- Renée ColemanWoman #4 / Woman in Bonnet
- Gabrielle MadeWoman #5 / Woman in Black
- Jordana LevineWoman #6 / Woman in Turban
- Rosalie TrainaWoman #7 / Woman in Gold
- Maggie WagnerActress D
- Charles RandallAgent
- Mimi WeddellAgent's Secretary
- Larry PineBaskin
- Lola PashalinskiProducer
- Stefan SchnabelProfessor
- Steven GilbornTonda
- Rand StoneGeorge
- Geena GoodwinDaniel's Mother