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We will not sing that theme song but we are here with television icon, Mindy Cohn. You Might Know Her From The Facts of Life, Violet Tendencies, Scooby Doo, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and A Nice Girl Like You. Mindy talked to us about her deep ties to the LGBTQ community, taking on the iconic voice role of Velma Dinkley in Scooby Doo, and, of course, Facts of Life talk (from her casting to the final seasons with Cloris Leachman). This one was chock-full of goodies! Happy New Year, bbs! Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Damian watched all of The Flight Attendant with Kaley Cuoco, Rosie Perez, and Ann Harada (!) Ann Harada full episode of YMKHF We both watched The Wilds Sakina Jaffrey has a role in Soul (full YMKHF episode wiith Sakina)  Annaleigh Ashford in The Undoing (full YMKHF with Annaleigh) Mary Kay Place in The Prom, of course! (full YMKHF with Mary Kay) Tracey Ullman is 10 years younger than her best friend, Meryl Streep Mindy watches Real Housewives (Kim Fields

Happy holidays and winter solstice, chicken tikkas! It’s nearly the end of the year so we are here to spread some seasonal cheer with our hot takes on Steven Soderbergh’s Let Them All Talk starring Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, and Candice Bergen; the pieces of pop culture that got us through the hellmouth that was 2020, and finally we each come with surprises for the other. If you like surprises like us then read no further, SPOILERS AHEAD.  Anne brings a long lost audio record of her and Damian coordinating a guest’s travel for an episode, and Damian brings Anne the top 5-ish lesbians from Golden Globe-nominee Nikki Blonsky. You might know her from Hairspray (2007). Happy New Year! We love you all.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Jazz split  Gout or scurvy in 2021?  Galt McDermott (wrote Hair and The Human Comedy) died in 2018 Was The Human Comedy at MMC directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge? “I’m Still Here” from Follies for an audition  Glenn Close’s impeccable Instagram account is PU

Dreams do come true because we are here with Denny Dillon. You Might Know Her From Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Fever, My One & Only, Gypsy, Garbo Talks, Dream On, and Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography. After courting her for nearly two years, we chatted with Denny about making her Broadway debut in the historic revival of Gypsy starring Angela Lansbury and directed by Arthur Laurents, her infamous and misunderstood season of SNL, and publicly coming out as a lesbian in 2020. Today, we officially start our campaign to get Denny Dillon on The L Word: Generation Q. Watch this spot.    Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne    Pantone has added “Period Red” to its color registry The Prom premiered at Netflix this past weekend We watched Let Them All Talk (dir: Steven Soderbergh) on HBO Max  Denny is in the new Halle Berry movie Bruised, playing a character named “Crazy Esther” Made Broadway debut as Agnes/Amanda in the 1974 Angela Lansbury revival of Gypsy, directed by noted tyran

Actor and comedian Amy Hill joins us (from Hawaii!) so we can dig into her 30+ year career. You Might Know Her From All American Girl, Unreal, Magnum P.I., 50 First Dates, The Cat in the Hat, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Enlightened. Amy talked about her breakout role as a 65-year-old grandmother on Margaret Cho’s All American Girl, clocking in as a guest star on nearly every half-hour comedy in Hollywood, voicing characters and toilets in everything from Lilo & Stitch to Moana, and the sweetest story about the late Sean Connery. All that jazz, plus Anne and Damian reveal a friendship secret.    Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  “Ouevre and Out” was Anne's working title for YMKHF Anne looks like Fozziwig today Plays Kumu, the cultural curator on Magnum PI reboot Was Kumu in season 3 of Hawaii Five-0? No, that was Amy playing someone else. Appeared on: one episode of some of the most high-profile TV series of all time including episodes of Friends, Seinfeld, Two and a Half Man, Perfect S

We are in the presence of greatness this week with Celia Weston, an incredible actor who joined us remotely despite not even having the internet. Can you believe? You Might Know Her From Dead Man Walking, In the Bedroom, Junebug, Alice, The Talented Mr. Ripley, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Igby Goes Down, Far From Heaven, and The Village. Celia, one of the truest embodiments of the premise of this show, talked to us about bringing improv to Jody Hill’s set but not being encouraged to do so on Nancy’s Meyer’s The Intern, working with auteurs like Todd Haynes and M. Night Shyamalan, sinking her teeth into accents whether Staten Island or Bavarian, and the complexities of joining the sitcom Alice in its fifth season. There was just so so much.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Celia Weston IMDB Charlotte Raines (daughter of Ron Raines and Dona Vaughn, Celia’s goddaughter) facilitated our interview, shout out to her.  Nominated for Best Supporting Actress Indie Spirit  Award for Dead Man

Folks, we hope you are safe and healthy and making the most of this (complicated) holiday. If you’re not, might we suggest you watch Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy and join us afterwards for a recap? Because this week we are breaking down the highs and lows of the new Ron Howard film starring Glenn Close, Amy Adams, and a man. Tell us what you think of this movie adaptation of JD Vance’s best selling memoir by shooting us a DM, an email, or a comment on Instagram or Twitter. Happier days to come. Love, D&A.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Hillbilly Elegy on Netflix (got terrible reviews)  Robert Zemeckis directed Forrest Gump not Ron Howard Sister played by Haley Bennett (more relatable Jennifer Lawrence)  If you wanna skip the movie here are important time stamps:  Glenn tells Amy to “perch and swivel” (3:03) Yale dinner scene (13:50) “Fuck you those are heirlooms” (24:37) Amy Adams rollerskating in a hospital while high while “Cruel Summer” plays (45:04) Terminator scene (48:26)

Actor and cult icon Mink Stole is on mic with us this week. You Might Know Her From Pink Flamingos, But I’m a Cheerleader, Desperate Living, Spyder Games, Female Trouble, and the Eating Out films. Mink talks to us about her simpatico relationship with queer filmmakers, her decades-long work with John Waters and the Dreamlanders, taking on the world of cabaret and releasing her album Do Re Mink, and the MTV neo-soap opera Spyder Games. All that Mink goodness, plus our plea for you to watch Hillbilly Elegy with us for next week’s holiday mini-sode.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Let Them All Talk trailer (HBO Max, directed by Soderbergh) Lucas Hedges is the nephew, Anne’s over it Sam Phillips score Connecting last week’s guest to this week’s guest: Daphne Maxwell Reid was in Fresh Prince with Alfonso Ribeiro, who was on Dancing with the Stars with judge Carrie Ann Inaba, who was in Monster Mash with Mink Stole. Homework for next week: Watch Hillbilly Elegy on Netflix!  Mink Stole’s I

You Might Know Her From The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Harriet, Jacqueline and Jilly, Frank’s Place, Simon & Simon, and Eve. Daphne opens up about joining The Fresh Prince as Aunt Viv and their upcoming reunion for HBO Max (complete with Janet Hubert), and tells us why she didn’t shake the hand of the former President when he guest starred back in the day. We discuss her life as an artist in Virginia and her artistic and domestic partnership with husband Tim Reid (they created New Millennium Studios, the first Black film studio since the 1930s). All that Daphne goodness, plus, on the heels of a conversation with Rachael Harris, Anne and Damian break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of Sydney Pollack’s Tootsie.    Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne    Tootsie is a “well made comedy” Dustin Hoffman crying about being an ugly woman Is this the best interview of all time? The AV Club interviews Teri Garr (2008) Dustin Hoffman Sexually Harassed Me When I Was 17 ) Fresh Prince reunion D

This week we are in stitches with the hilarious and generous Rachael Harris. You Might Know Her From The Hangover, For Your Consideration, Lucifer, Reno 911!, Suits, Fat Actress, and Natural Selection. Rachael chats with us about being discovered by Christopher Guest while performing with The Groundlings, grounding the “angel baby” work on Lucifer, and showing off her incredible range in dramatic fare and the classics. This is one for the books. Folks, we know it’s been (and continues to be a week) but we love you, we see you, and we are here for you.    Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Damian and Anne created a VIP Celesbian Chart Go-Gos documentary on Showtime Behind the Music Was Belinda Carlisle a great singer? Gina Schock slept with Jane Wiedlin, Jodie Foster, Sara Gilbert GoGos manager, Ginger Canzoneri Jane Wiedlin was on The Surreal Life and Clue (singing telegram!), Spyder Games Worked on improv sets: Fat Actress, Reno 911, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Co-starred in a few Christ

Miss Drinka! This week we are joined by the hilarious and warm Sandra Caldwell: You Might Know Her From: The Cheetah Girls, Little Men, Love Songs, Good Fences, Disclosure, and Charm. Sandra gave us the behind-the-scenes skinny of acting opposite Raven-Symoné and ⅔ of 3LW, publicly coming out as trans just in time to headline an off-Broadway play about the real life Miss Gloria Allen, and how her time at the balls (and a cameo in Paris is Burning) inspired her career as an actress. Sandra was just the most!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Restless leg syndrome Drinka Champagne from The Cheetah Girls Robyn Crawford’s book: A Song for You  Sandra’s IMDB Disclosure documentary on Netflix  Played Asia on the Little Men series Let My People Come  Sandra Caldwell comes out in the NYT before Charm opens Off-Broadway  Definition of “living stealth”  Wants to do Mama Morton in Chicago Had a small role in Paris is Burning Caldwell Chapeau in PiB Has been called back for Pose  Had a l

Our very first Disney princess, y’all! This week we are joined by Irene Bedard. You Might Know Her From: Pocahontas, Smoke Signals, The New World, The Mist, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee. We get into the legacy of Pocahontas and the ways in which she is entangled with Irene’s body of work as an actor, the sense of community among indigenous artists within Hollywood, taking on genre pieces with Westworld and The Mist, the tightness of Jay Z and Beyoncé’s NDAs, and the incredible life of Molly Spotted Elk.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  The Hillbilly Elegy trailer is here! Amy Adams and Glenn Close have 13 Oscar nominations and 0 wins between them. Let Them All Talk directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, Candice Bergen Entertainment Weekly interview with Meryl, Diane, Candy Anne’s essay in “The Sound of Music is the Hottest Movie I’ve Ever Seen” in She Found it At the Movies: Women Writers on Sex, Desire and Cinema.

We have a lesbian legend in our presence: none other than Tammy Lynn Michaels. You Might Know Her From Popular, The L Word, Committed, D.E.B.S., That ‘80s Show, and Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings. Tammy Lynn opened up to us about being a closeted actor on Ryan Murphy’s Popular, publicly coming out during her relationship with Melissa Etheridge, and appearing in our “fave show” The L Word. Tammy also indulged us by checking out our V.I.P. chart and talked to us about coming out of retirement for Dolly Parton. Babies, come for the biz talk and stay for the Tom and Katie story.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  October is LGBTQ History Month The L Word Chart Anne & Damian’s hand-made V.I.P. Chart™  Angelina Jolie - Jenny Shimizu - Guinevere Turner Alice Walker-Tracy Chapman - Guinevere Turner Full episode of You Might Know Her From with super connector, Guinevere Turner Cara De La Vigne and Ashley Benson back together? Tammy played Lacey on The L Word (2004) Had friends in common

Back on our bullshit with the incomparable Sarita Choudhury. You Might Know Her From Homeland, Mississippi Masala, Jessica Jones, She Hate Me, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Learning to Drive, A Hologram for a King, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Sarita tells us her pal Sakina Jaffrey convinced her to come on our little show and we are so glad she did. We talk about Sarita’s upcoming horror film Evil Eye out on Amazon Prime on October 13, sitting next to her Homeland husband Mandy Patinkin on an airplane while he reads sheet music, and, of course we had to quiz her on her plethora of lesbian and bisexual characters. This one was especially sweet! Let us know what you think with a little review, wontcha? Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  SPOILER ALERT: Anne Heche WAS on DWTS (so is AJ McLean) says she’s only been with one woman Anne Heche’s ex from Men in Trees Coley Laffoon? If These Walls Could Talk 2 (Anne Heche directed Ellen & Sharon Stone’s vignette) Cher and Demi Moore in th

Honey bees, we are back for season three and so glad to see youz. We are kicking off our new season with the brilliant Persia White. You Might Know Her From Girlfriends, The Vampire Diaries, Breaker High, and Dysfunctional Friends. We start off our very first “remote” interview with us in New York and Persia in LA talking about Girlfriends coming to Netflix, the possibility of a reunion film, meeting her husband Joseph Morgan while they were both wearing vampire prosthetics, and cutting her teeth on a “semester at sea” in Canada with a young Ryan Gosling. All that plus some exclusive Dustin Diamond and Stacey Dash scoop. Folx, it’s You Might Know Her From and we’re back!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  The Masked Singer now in Season 4 (not 3) Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon “No Rain” video  Celsete Holm died in 2012  Is James Caan dead? No Robert Loggia is.  Lena Horne death announcement Popcorn is Cyndi Lauper? Screening of Kindergarten Cop was canceled  (cast ftd Linda Hunt, Pene

Folks, we’re back! Sort of. Please enjoy this end of summer clip show. We recorded this in May but wanted to drop it now to let you know we will be back with brand new interviews starting on Thursday, October 1! In the meantime, enjoy this clip show featuring bits from Ann Harada, Maryann Plunkett, Annaleigh Ashford, Jayne Houdyshell, Joyce Van Patten, Sepideh Moafi, and Lainie Kazan.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Full Ann Harada interview  Full Maryann Plunkett interview Full Annaleigh Ashford interview Full Jayne Houdyshell interview Full Joyce Van Patten interview Full Sepideh Moafi interview Full Lainie Kazan interview

Folks, it’s Damian and Anne here to let you know that we will air our season two finale sometime soon-ish this summer but right now we are using our time and resources to support the Black Lives Matter movement. If you are interested in learning more or donating, we have included some links that we have found helpful. If you are hankering for new You Might Know Her From episodes, we suggest starting with our catalogue of Black actors, which we’ve also linked out below to make it easy for you. Wishing you and yours a healthy summer full of socially distant protests and sweet sweet liberation. Subscribe and we'll be back soon.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Resources and Organizations: Audre Lorde "Your Silence Will Not Protect You" GLITS, inc.  @mvmtn4blklives @justice4georgenyc - great to track events as they happen in NYC The Okra Project Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Angela Davis and Michelle Alexander at Riverside Church  Donate to Black Trans Groups List of books, films, docu

This quarantined week we are celebrating the legend that is the late, great Jan Hooks. You Might Know Her From Saturday Night Live, Designing Women, PeeWee’s Big Adventure, 30 Rock, and A Dangerous Woman. Anne and Damian break down their favorite Jan sketches from SNL, Jan’s penchant for musical comedy, and the film she made with Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, and Laurie Metcalf! Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  Damian’s skin disease: Meluscum, PLEVA Hand slapping face disease = “SLAP CHEEK” aka fifth disease or parvovirus B19 Jan Hooks (1957-2014) Her time on SNL: 1986-1991 bridged Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, to Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers Our fave Jan sketches: Mary Jo Buttafucco, Bette Davis’ Video Will, Tammy Faye Bakker, The Sweeney Sisters (Christmas Medley arranged by Marc Shaiman)  Tina Fey used her stage time at Elle's Women in Hollywood Awards to remember Jan Hooks, her “idol” and Saturday Night Live forebearer  Tina mentioned the

In another special quarantine episode, we discuss Anna May Wong, who appears as a character in Ryan Murphy’s recent Netflix series Hollywood. We are getting to know the real life actor, trailblazer, and queer icon who died in 1961. You Might Know Her From Shanghai Express, The Toll of the Sea, Piccadilly, The Thief of Baghdad, Daughter of the Dragon, and The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong. We get into Anna May’s transition from silent film actor to star of the talkies, the Asian actresses that came after her, and most importantly (to us) her lesbian cred.   Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne    Discussed this week:  Dakota Johsnon calling out Ellen DeGeneres Melanie Griffith lighting 16 year old Dakota’s cig Niciky Hilton and Rod Stewart’s daughter Young people we like: Florence Pugh, Keke Palmer (she’s 26 not 36), Theo Germaine Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood (Netflix) We talked with Katie Finneran about Lucy Liu (she called her while on mic) Lucy Liu has star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame next t

We are continuing our social distance, deep dives on dearly departed actresses. This week we dig into the oeuvre of actor, singer, and dancer Paula Kelly. You Might Know Her From Sweet Charity, The Women of Brewster Place, Night Court, Uptown Saturday Night, South Central, Santa Barbara, and Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling. We get into Paula’s work in musicals including the little-known Alice opposite Debbie Allen and Alice Ghostley, her acting range best on display in films made by black filmmakers and screenwriters, and her cutting-edge role as one half of a lesbian couple opposite Lonette McKee. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  Damian loves this oddly satisfying Twitter account “Vídeos Satisfatórios”  Anne loves ASMR #hotknife #slime #kineticsand videos Chiropractor YouTube channels we love: Advanced Chiropractic Relief LLC and Damian is on TikTok Relatives of celebrities on TikTok: John Travolta’s son, Judi Dench’s grandson, Julianne Moore’s daughter  Paul

Because of the state of the world, we are trying something new this week and celebrating a long lost actress, the legendary Charlotte Rae. You Might Know Her From The Facts of Life, Different Strokes, The Worst Witch, Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Lil Abner, Ricki and the Flash, and Car 54, Where Are You? We break down some of our favorite credits of Charlotte’s, the gems we uncovered while doing our research, and revisit the kind words past guest Nancy McKeon had to say about the star of stage and screen. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  Catherine Zeta-Jones has a cunnilingus loving husband in Michael DouglasCZJ singing “One” with new lyrics we’re convinced she wrote for Michael Douglas’ AFI award Catherine Zeta-Jones in Annie, 42nd Street for #InternationalDanceDay Andrea McArdle and Jane Krakowski in Starlight Express Liza stepping in for Gwen Verdon in Chicago (b-roll footage from original production) Liza stepping in for Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria on