When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

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Dustin HoffmanMichael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels

Jessica LangeJulie Nichols

Teri GarrSandy Lester

Dabney ColemanRon Carlisle

Charles DurningLes Nichols

Bill MurrayJeff Slater

Sydney PollackGeorge Fields

George GaynesJohn Van Horn