This Is My Life 1992

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.

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The 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

Top billing shown. Full cast and crew on IMDB ↗

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