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.

"What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress."

Credits

Sydney PollackDirector

Dustin HoffmanMichael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels

Jessica LangeJulie Nichols

Teri GarrSandy Lester

Dabney ColemanRon Carlisle