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Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
Character: Self
Gonzo hosts this collection of some of the weirdest moments from The Muppet Show at his trailer home, assisted by Camilia and visited by Kermit The Frog.
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Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella (1985)
Character: Fairy Godmother
Faerie Tale Theatre's "Cinderella" more than lives up to the series' stellar legacy of creative fairytale adaptations. Featuring a cast which includes Jennifer Beals, Jean Stapleton and Matthew Broderick it shines with intelligence and romance. It even subtly improves on the Disney classic by giving the prince a proper name; that of Henry. Jennifer Beals does admirable work as the title heroine, humanizing(as much as she can)one of the archetypal figures in mythical storytelling. Matthew Broderick infuses Prince Henry with undeniable charm while still maintaining a palpable shyness which perceptively suits the character as he finds true love. Jean Stapleton's boisterous Fairy Godmother befits the character's role as an agent for dynamic change in the story.
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The Habitation of Dragons (1992)
Character: Lenora Tolliver
Two brothers of totally different natures live in a small town in Texas. Since the death of their father they confront one another all the time for all kind of major and minor problems.
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Baby (2000)
Character: Byrd
A couple finds a baby on their doorstep with a note asking them to temporarily keep it. They take the baby in and care for it as if it were their own. But what if the baby's mom really returns to claim it?
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Lily Dale (1996)
Character: Mrs. Coons
In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lily Dale, following a long estrangement. He has not seen either since he was 12 because his wicked stepfather, Pete Davenport (whom his mother married after his father drank himself to death) believes a boy ought to be self-reliant.
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A Matter of Sex (1984)
Character: Irene Wallin
Dramatization of the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of Minnesota bank workers who braved freezing conditions whilst picketing their branch in a struggle for union rights.
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Isabel's Choice (1981)
Character: Isabel Cooper
When the boss she helped climb the corporate ladder is forced into early retirement, a widowed executive secretary must choose between his surprise marriage proposal or new challenges and continuing her career by helping his successor adjust to his company duties.
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Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
Character: Mrs. DeCamp
Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.
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Jack and the Beanstalk (1983)
Character: The Giantess
Imaginative and creative Jack seeks adventure while trying to provide for himself and his mother. Will he ever solve the mystery of how his father died?
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Something's Afoot (1982)
Character: Miss Tweed
A spoof of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." Guests arrive at an island mansion. A storm strands the guests. Their host is found dead. One by one the guests are murdered, leaving the survivors increasingly suspicious of each other.
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Cinderella (1985)
Character: Fairy Godmother
An oppressed young woman finds happiness when she secretly attends the royal ball.
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Bury Me in Niagara (1993)
Character: Mildred
When the controlling mother (Jean Stapleton) of Martin Mallory (Geraint Wyn Davies) dies, Mallory thinks he's finally free of her meddling. But her ghost appears to him at her funeral, brought back to life by a mysterious Japanese stone. Now, Martin must move her body to Niagara Falls, N.Y., within 48 hours, or she won't be allowed into heaven. To make matters worse, Japanese hit men are trying desperately to get the stone back.
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Aunt Mary (1979)
Character: Mary Dobkin
The true-life drama about a handicapped Baltimore woman living on welfare who organized a sandlot baseball team and ended up coaching more than 50,000 boys and girls over nearly 40 years.
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Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Character: Sadie Finch
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.
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Klute (1971)
Character: Goldfarb’s Secretary
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
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Fire in the Dark (1991)
Character: Henry Dutton
A 75-year old widow struggles with being a burden to those she loves. Though determined not to rely on her children, she is forced to move in with her daughter after a serious fall, and the family learns to face the future with dignity and hope.
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Something Wild (1961)
Character: Shirley Johnson
A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer.
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Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
Character: Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
When news of John Smith's death reaches America, Pocahontas is devastated. She sets off to London with John Rolfe, to meet with the King of England on a diplomatic mission: to create peace and respect between the two great lands. However, Governor Ratcliffe is still around; he wants to return to Jamestown and take over. He will stop at nothing to discredit the young princess.
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Angel Dusted (1981)
Character: Betty Eaton
Cautionary anti-drug film based on a true story about the effects on Jean Stapleton and Arthur Hill when their teenage son (John Putch, Stapleton's real-life son) gets spaced out on a marijuana joint laced with PCP, or "angel dust," and the family is forced to wrestle with the crisis.
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The Trial (1993)
Character: Landlady (uncredited)
Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the strange nature of his arrest, Joseph soon learns that his trial, however odd, is very real, and tries desperately to spare himself from the court's judgement.
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The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Character: Self
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)
Character: Mother Goose
Set in the mythical world of Rhymeland, Gordon Goose returns home to discover that his mom has mysteriously vanished. Now the characters of Rhymeland are in danger of disappearing unless Mother Goose returns.
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Dead Man's Folly (1986)
Character: Ariadne Oliver
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
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Damn Yankees (1958)
Character: Sister Miller
Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant.
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You Can't Take it With You (1979)
Character: Penny Sycamore
Emmy winner Jean Stapleton and Academy Award winner Art Carney star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart about a slightly daft family who do exactly as they please.
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Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Character: Sue
Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.
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The Buddy System (1984)
Character: Mrs. Price
A school truant officer uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake his residential address and subsequently befriends the kid and his mother.
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Pursuit of Happiness (2001)
Character: Lorraine
An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since first grade, now married to his cheating co-worker.
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Pursuit of Happiness (2001)
Character: Lorrraine
An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since first grade, now married to his cheating co-worker.
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Chance of a Lifetime (1998)
Character: Mrs. Dunbar
Irreverent freelance investigative reporter Tom Maguire hits rock bottom when bigot editor in chief Ivan refuses to print his pieces anymore and his bad back most be operated, but his health insurance just expired. Sympathetic editor Irene Dunbar, feeling guilty she didn't save his job, volunteers for a fake marriage so he can use her insurance. The 'happy couple' in now constantly beleaguered by her mother and an insurance inspector, while each has his own affairs, but the co-habitation also seems to generate meaningful affection.
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Cold Turkey (1971)
Character: Mrs. Wappler
Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.
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You've Got Mail (1998)
Character: Birdie Conrad
Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
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Michael (1996)
Character: Pansy Milbank
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
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The Last Laugh (2016)
Character: Self
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.
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