Multigenerational story of life's twists and turns, featuring Sasha, an actress in pre-war Warsaw, her daughter Chloe, a child of the sixties, and her grandaughter, Phoebe, a true nineties woman.
Mrs. Stone, a wealthy, fiftyish American widow, is beginning to adjust to the loss of her husband, her retirement from the stage, and the fading of her beauty, when she drifts into an affair with a cruel young gigolo.
Biographies of Minnie Fiske, Ethel Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Lillian Hellman, and Julie Harris, and profiles of 10 other outstanding women of American theater.
Eighteen-year-old Carrie Meeber moves from a small town to Chicago. She dreams of becoming an actress and uses her sexuality to fulfill her goals. After awhile she rebels against all classic morality and becomes a fallen woman.
Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, and others
Wayne, Jane Ellen
2004
Portrays the triumphs and tragedies of sixteen of Hollywood's most glamorous actresses including Jean Harlow, Lana Turner, Ava Gardner, Norma Shearer, Grace Kelly, and Elizabeth Taylor.
Presents a short biography on model and television personality Paris Hilton, and chronicles her privileged childhood, early acting experience, and more.
Tells actress Audrey Hepburn's life story, describing her experiences in the Netherlands during World War II, her ballet training, her roles and successes on Broadway and in film, her professional and romantic relationships, and her work with UNICEF.
