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We are just pleased as punch to be with actor Beth Grant. You Might Know Her From No Country For Old Men, The Mindy Project, Donnie Darko, Little Miss Sunshine, Child’s Play 2, Speed, Rain Man, The Artist, Sordid Lives, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar! Beth talked to us about her plans to move to New York and theatrical ambitions, how she came to terms with being a character actress, being Hollywood’s good luck charm, getting recognized for Donnie Darko, and her acting class and camaraderie with Patrick “Buddy” Swayze. Beth was just so generous, warm, and kind and the perfect encapsulation of You Might Know Her From. Enjoy this episode and we’ll see you sometime soon this summer! Ronnie The Intern Cocoon and Jessica Tandy Dawson’s Creek: was Katie Holmes’ character gay? Denali didn’t know where “what a dump” came from (it’s the Bette Davis movie Beyond the Forest and then made famous by Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf) Beth Grant has 233 IMDB credits (THE MOST of anyone we’ve interviewed

We are just over the moon to be with Tony-nominee Saycon Sengbloh. You Might Know Her From Scandal, Eclipsed, Wicked, Fela, Delilah, In the Dark, and the upcoming reboot of The Wonder Years and the Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. We got to celebrate this moment with Saycon with The Wonder Years revival officially being picked up to series at ABC, the premiere of Delilah on OWN, and the upcoming summer release of Respect starring Jennifer Hudson. Saycon gave up the goods on using her personal connection to the Liberian Revolution in Eclipsed on Broadway; reuniting with that play’s director, Liesl Tommy, to play Aretha’s sister Erma Franklin in Respect; making history as Broadway’s first ever Black Elphaba, and cutting her teeth as an understudy and standby to the stars. All that, plus our tribute to the late great Charles Grodin and a reminder that we are closing out season three next week!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  RIP Charles Grodin (Clifford, The Great Muppet Caper, King Ko

We’re right on top of that, Rose! It’s true. We are here with Joanna Cassidy. You Might Know Her From Six Feet Under, Blade Runner, Call Me Fitz, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Buffalo Bill, Club Paradise, and Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. Joanna talked to us about playing Brenda’s narcissistic mother Margaret Chenowith on Six Feet Under and the series perfect ending, reimagining the snake dance that Zhora never got to do in Blade Runner, learning how to do Ava Gardner’s makeup for her role in Roger Rabbit, and plans for the Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead sequel or reboot. All that plus Ava Gardner and Mickey Rooney’s relationship, Bob Hoskins being hot as hell, and Joanna playing gay with trailblazer Meredith Baxter.    Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne    Alice Ghostley in “Greased Lightning” Grease 2 penis reveal Moonstruck was great, Nic Cage has a wooden hand though? Cher won the Oscar for Moonstruck over Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction Glenn has 8 Oscar nominations (most

Well, we got her! We are just delighted to score this interview with the woman of the moment, Emmy winner, Valerie Mahaffey. You Might Know Her From French Exit, Dead to Me, Big Sky, Northern Exposure, Women of the House, Powers That Be, Jungle 2 Jungle, and Desperate Housewives. We chatted with Valerie about this moment in her career, celebrating her role as Mme. Reynard in Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit opposite Michelle Pfeiffer, playing against type as Christina Applegate’s mean mother-in-law on Dead to Me, being part of the Delta Burke sitcom Women of the House, getting locked in attic by Dixie Carter (thanks, Marc Cherry), and making her Broadway debut in the Richard Rodgers/Sheldon Harnick show Rex (a fave of the pod). All that plus acting in reverse for a blowdart in Jungle 2 Jungle.    Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Real World Homecoming Ace of Base, Venga Boys, Aqua Ace of Base has a skinhead in their history Good news: Aqua does NOT have a skinhead in their history Real McCo

We’ve got actor, writer, director, producer Jillian Armenante on the show today, ay, now that’s amore. You Might Know Her From Judging Amy, Vice, North Country, Kittens in a Cage, Bad Teacher, Fresh Off the Boat, and Girl, Interrupted. We go in deep with Jillian about being the comic relief on a CBS courtroom drama (Judging Amy) and how that differs from being on a bonafide sitcom like Fresh Off the Boat. Jillian talked to us about her theatre roots in Seattle, the stage adaptation of The Cider House Rules that earned her a Drama Desk nom and a career in Hollywood, and what it’s like to come into the machine as an already out LGBTQ+ actor. We also got into the sisterhoods on the sets of both Girl, Interrupted (where she ran in a crowd with Clea DuVall and bff Angelina Jolie) and North Country (where she bonded with Michelle Monaghan, and Charlize Theron had them top off their whiskey shots with her breast milk). All that plus Jillian gives us some old Hollywood lesbian gossip and talks to us about acting in T

Good morning, good morning, good morning this morning, we have a new episode with the great Brooke Smith. You Might Know Her From Series 7: The Contenders, Grey’s Anatomy, Big Sky, Weeds, Vanya on 42nd Street, Bad Company, Iron Jawed Angels, and The Silence of the Lambs. Brooke looks back with us on her lead performance in the super prescient indie Series 7: The Contenders, the strange way she was let go as Dr. Erika Hahn on Grey’s Anatomy after being one-half of the lesbian couple “Callica” with Sara Ramirez’s Callie Torres, the mindfuck of being told to gain weight for your first acting gig, and the beautiful camaraderie of the ensemble of actors that brought to life Vanya on 42nd Street. All that, plus theatre, New York, straight actors playing queer, and reconnecting with her old friend Mary Louise Parker. Plus none of us ever seeing Chris Nolan’s Interstellar. Let us know what you think, bambinas!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Metamucil is psyllium. Damian loves body pillows,

Patricia Velásquez is our very first supermodel turned actress on the show! You Might Know Her From The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Curse of La Llorona, Arrested Development, Liz in September, American Family, and The L Word. Patricia opened up about her decision to publicly come out in her memoir Straight Walk : A Supermodel's Journey to Finding Her Truth on the heels of headlining Liz in September, the first Spanish language film about lesbians. We talked about how The Mummy Returns is lesbian canon, why her character on The L Word didn’t get more to do, and what it was like to be on the set of Arrested Development with a bunch of comedy men (and Liza!). All that, plus Patricia gives us the dream exercise that she used to make peace with La Llorona, and tells us tales of making history as the first Latina (and lesbian) supermodel, who happened to be in a relationship with Sandra Bernhard in the 1990s. Truly, what a treat.  Peter Pan Donuts is the best donut shop in all of NYC Real World: Homecoming is Re

You know who she is! We are joined by the phenomenally talented Tichina Arnold. You Might Know Her From The Neighborhood, Martin, Everybody Hates Chris, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Lena Baker Story, Big Momma’s House, and Little Shop of Horrors. Tichina talked to us about the ways the Black Lives Matter movement has influenced conversations at The Neighborhood and CBS, getting to show off her range in prestige projects like Last Black Man in San Francisco, and biting the “mom” bullet to play Rochelle on Everybody Hates Chris. We also get into being part of the iconic Martin Lawrence series Martin, her best friendship with Tisha Campbell, her singing chops, and, of course, her performance as Crystal in The Little Shop of Horrors film adaptation. We are just over the moon (said in our old-timey voices).  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Anne’s been listening to a lot of Randy Travis Lyle Lovett, Mick Jagger, Harvey Keitel all ugly sexy (per the conversation in Kissing Jessic

Anne Heche is setting the record straight with Damian and Anne! You Might Know Her From Six Days, Seven Nights; Wag the Dog; If These Walls Could Talk; Volcano; Donnie Brasco; Birth; Hung, Cat Fight, Men in Trees, Psycho; and My Friend Dahmer. Anne Heche and her co-host Heather Duffy Boylston join us to talk about their podcast, Better Together and their mission for everyone to practice a little more kindness. They talk about Anne’s stint on Dancing with the Stars and how it was an opportunity to tell the story of being blacklisted after taking her then-girlfriend Ellen DeGeneres to the red carpet premiere of Volcano. We dig into Anne’s memoir Call Me Crazy, how she and Gus Van Sant pitched a lesbian backstory for Marion Crane, her relationship to the LGBTQ+ community, her physicality in two of our faves: Cat Fight and My Friend Dahmer, why Damian and Anne think she should be in Fun Home the musical, and what it was like directing Ellen and Sharon Stone’s sex scene in If These Walls Could Talk 2 This one is j

Michaela Watkins on our show? Bitch, please (but it’s true). You Might Know Her From Casual, Transparent, Saturday Night Live, In A World…, Brittany Runs a Marathon, Sword of Trust, The Way Back, and The Unicorn. Michaela talked to us about getting to dig her teeth into Valerie on Casual, playing multiple roles in the Transparent universe and how Joey Soloway helped her reconnect to her Jewish roots, and never having a popcorn meeting with Lorne Michaels while at SNL. All that plus Michaels gives us the gift of her original song “top 3 lesbians.” We hope you enjoy!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Frankie Drake Mysteries (PBS via CBC)  The Net tv show WAS on USA but did NOT star Daphne Zuniga  Shows that aren’t for us: Criminal Minds, CSI, Numbers, Cold Case X-Files Gillian Anderson v important to Anne David Duchovny in The Craft: Legacy (2020 remake) Anne loves Michelle Monaghan’s nose  Michaela in The Way Back with Ben Affleck When Michaela was hired for SNL (2008), she was the ol

Hiiii, it’s Kiiim! We are just pleased as punch to have Kimberly Norris Guerrero on the show today. You Might Know Her From The Wilds, The Cherokee Word for Water, The Glorias, Son of the Morning Star, Seinfeld, Naturally Native, and the original Broadway production of August: Osage County. Kimberly was kind enough to indulge our questions about playing Martha’s mom Bernice on our current obsession, The Wilds, playing real life icon and activist Wilma Mankiller (twice!), and getting to imbue her character Johnna in August: Osage County with the varied stories of the real Native women in her life. All that plus, still being recognized as Jerry’s girlfriend Winona on Seinfeld, getting flown to New York for one line on The Sopranos, and her friendship with Hollywood icon Ernest Borgnine. This one was just a total joy.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Lesley Ann Warren’s episode of Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre: The Dancing Princesses co-starring Sachi Parker (Shirley MacLaine’s es

Hail holy queen! We got a big one. Wendy Makkena joins the fam today: the actress behind the icon that is Sister Mary Robert. You Might Know Her From Sister Act, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Oliver Beene, Camp Nowhere, Air Bud, Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Wendy totally blew us away with her stories from the set of Sister Act (and her Maggie Smith impersonation), her connection to the LGBTQ audiences from Serving in Silence with Glenn Close and Judy Davis to the indie Finding North, and what it was like to take over the role of “All the Way Mae” from Madonna in the A League of Their Own TV series. This one is chock-full of goodies from a beautiful and storied career so dig in, folks.    Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  SVU's “Cabenson” =  Alexandra Cabot + Olivia Benson We are seeking Mary Stuart Masterson NUNS AND PRIESTS IN POP CULTURE: Eileen Davidson in Days of Our Lives, Father Dowling Mysteries (w/ Tom Bosley)

The fact that we scored this guest is beyond our wildest dreams. Lesley Ann Warren is here this week. You Might Know Her From Clue; Cinderella; Victor/Victoria; Choose Me; Desperate Housewives; In Plain Sight; and Will & Grace. This chat with Lesley just gave us all the feels from talking about her iteration of Cinderella to replacing Carrie Fisher as Miss Scarlet in our favorite movie Clue, to the homework she did to make Norma Cassidy the icon that she is in Victor/Victoria. Our heads are still in the clouds!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne    Why does every New York play end with a sharp intake of breath (Hamilton, Jagged Little Pill) Reese Witherspoon pukes and screams on The Morning Show Tone of show is closer to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip than Smash sorry Sarah Paulson did a Holly Hunter impression Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and 30 Rock came out same year just like Armageddon and Deep Impact Damian got a dog! @Ronettethepit Carrie Fisher was set to play Miss Scar

We got Hollywood royalty on the show--this week Kate Burton is here! You Might Know Her From Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, Hedda Gabler, The Elephant Man, Company, and Big Trouble in Little China. Kate talked about how Shonda Rhimes and the soap world of Shondaland opened up doors for her career with a newfound zeitgeist-y fame. She brought us to tears talking about being on Broadway (in two shows) right after 9/11 and rallying with the theatre community to let the world know New York was still here. And she was super candid about her showbiz upbringing with actor parents: her father Richard Burton (and stepmother Elizabeth Taylor) and mother Sybil Williams (and stepfather Jordan Christopher). Whoo boy, this one just took us out. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Ross Perot quintessential youngest child (Damian and Anne loved him) Famous youngest children: Eddie Murphy, Ellen DeGeneres, Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg, etc “Madame Defarge big as a barge” -Damian Bellino to the tune of “Bust a Mo

This week we were thrilled to sit down with Emmy nominated powerhouse, Adina Porter. You Might Know Her From True Blood, The Newsroom, The 100, Underground, Lackawanna Blues, The Morning Show, and American Horror Story: Cult, Roanoke, and Apocalypse. We had a total ball with Adina digging into her theatre beginnings with Suzan-Lori Parks’ brilliant play Venus, her scene stealing work as Lettie Mae in Alan Ball’s vampire romp True Blood, the grace of Cynthia Nixon (they became friends when they worked together in the much discussed 2001 revival of The Women), the wild ride that is The Morning Show (Anne’s new obsession), and what happens when you go with Chaz Bono and the AHS cast to see Cher aka mom in concert. All that and some very important Pepe the Prawn follow-up. Have at it! Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Anne’s favorite Maury episodes are the  phobia episodes “Mustard” Sarah Paulson and her crimped hair in AHS Neo-Muppet Pepe the Prawn (est. 1996)  Pepe the Prawn interview

We are in the presence of musical theatre royalty this week! We are joined by the legendary Baayork Lee. You Might Know Her From A Chorus Line; Promises, Promises; Jesus Christ Superstar; The King & I; Flower Drum Song; and Every Little Step. We are just mouth agape at Baayork’s stories from the theatre, from finding the line between herself and the character of Connie Wong that her life inspired to her simpatico mentorship with Michael Bennett to growing up as a Broadway kid to the neck-ography in Promises, Promises. We were just head over heels for Baayork. Check out the show notes to see this icon in action. You won’t regret it!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Rash of recent celebrity deaths: Phil Spector, Dustin Diamond, Cicely Tyson, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Plummer (and on Tuesday, after we had recorded: Mary Wilson)  Christopher Plummer tried to do his own singing in The Sound of Music. Hated the movie, loved Julie Andrews.  Natalie Wood didn’t think she was going

It's the most elegant Housewife to ever live, folks. We are joined by Eileen Davidson this week. You Might Know Her From Days of Our Lives, The Young & the Restless, The House on Sorority Row, Easy Wheels, 7 Days to Vegas, and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Eileen gave us the real talk about grounding the work on daytime TV even when it was cuckoo-bananas (and fending off soap stalkers), jumping in a grave and acting opposite a wolf in some amazing genre films, and, of course, signing up for reality TV and how she wasn’t interested in creating drama in exchange for camera time. All that plus, Damian and Anne continue to build out their Van Patten family tree as Eileen is married to Vincent Van Patten, cousin and nephew, respectively, to former guests Talia Balsam and Joyce Van Patten.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Anne is currently binging The Morning Show which is a wild ride  Billy Crudup playing his role like The Joker Musical number with Billy Crudup and Jennifer Anisto

We are just pleased as punch to be with the great Heather Matarazzo. You Might Know Her From The Princess Diaries 1 & 2, Saved!, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Scream 3, Hostel: Part II, The Devil’s Advocate, Roseanne, and The L Word. Heather so graciously talked to us about the motives behind Stacy Merkin’s terrible review of “Lez Girls” on The L Word, working with the late Garry Marshall in a big Disney production opposite her real life idol Julie Andrews, navigating Hollywood (and avoiding being typecast) after her breakthrough performance as Dawn Wiener in Welcome to the Dollhouse, getting a job from Roseanne Barr as a young person, and her experiences coming out as a lesbian to Ellen DeGeneres on the set of a Sheryl Crow music video. This one is chock-full of brilliant and hilarious behind the scenes scoop and vulnerable and honest answers from an actress with an incredible body of work.   Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Pepe the Prawn the new muppet Gritty: mascot for the Philade

The day has finally come. We are here with the long pursued Shohreh Aghdashloo. You Might Know Her From House of Sand and Fog, The Expanse, 24, House of Saddam, X-Men: The Last Stand, A Simple Wedding, The Lake House, and The Chess Game of the Wind. We talked to the Emmy winner and Oscar nominee about having to go toe to toe with Ben Kingsley in her first big Hollywood film, whether she liked science fiction before The Expanse, finding the footage and the wig that would help her embody Sajida Talfah in House of Saddam, and dipping her toe in comedy (alongside Rita Wilson). Since we started You Might Know Her From Shohreh has been at the top of our list so getting to finally chat with her about all the things made us feel all the things, too.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Gina Gershon is butch in Bound, and gayish in Showgirls Showgirls talk back at Lincoln Center was definitely with Paul Verhoeven (director) and Gina Long live Barrage and RIP 9th Ave Saloon  A Simple Wedding Rita

Well folks, we’re still alive and this week we are joined by the charming Natalie Zea. You Might Know Her From The Detour, Justified, The Other Guys, The Following, Dirty Sexy Money, Californication, Passions, and The Unicorn. We were absolutely giddy talking to Natalie about cutting her teeth on the wacky soap Passions, how she convinced the Hollywood powers-that-be that she was a gifted comedic player, and maybe most importantly, we dug into Natalie’s first role as Lana Tisdale in Kimberly Peirce’s unreleased short, Boys Don’t Cry, which would go on to inspire the feature film. We need this footage, stat! All that plus some excellent old Hollywood gossip. Please see us online at #OldHollywoodHungLikeAHorse. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Three’s Company with John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, Joyce DeWitt John Ritter’s exposes his testicles  Thanks to Daniel Sears for this clarification: Mr. Furley wore the ascots and came AFTER the Ropers. The Ropers left in a spin-off series called,