"When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception."
Melissa McCarthy
as Lee Israel
Richard E. Grant
as Jack Hock
Dolly Wells
as Anna
Ben Falcone
as Alan Schmidt
Gregory Korostishevsky
as Andrei
Jane Curtin
as Marjorie
Stephen Spinella
as Paul
Christian Navarro
as Kurt
Pun Bandhu
as Agent Doyle
Erik LaRay Harvey
as Agent Solanas
Brandon Scott Jones
as Glen
Shae D'Lyn
as Nell
Rosal Colon
as Rachel
Anna Deavere Smith
as Elaine
Marc Evan Jackson
as Lloyd
Marcella Lowery
as Guest at Party
Roberta Wallach
as Tom Clancy Groupie
Tina Benko
as Karen
Sandy Rosenberg
as Yale Librarian
Kevin Carolan
as Tom Clancy
Ben Rauch
as Coat Check Guy
Ethel Fisher
as Mrs. Unger
Chris Lamberth
as Exterminator
Joanna Adler
as Arlene
Mary B. McCann
as Judge
Michael Laurence
as Fenwick
Michael Cyril Creighton
as Harry
Alice Kremelberg
as Server
Moisés Acevedo
as Stationery Clerk
Lucy DeVito
as Gossipy Office Worker
Josh Evans
as Boss in Office
Ricky Garcia
as Security Guard
Charlotte Mary Wen
as Cubicle Worker
Marcus Choi
as Another Cubicle Worker
Justin Vivian Bond
as Lounge Singer
Tim Cummings
as Craig
Havilah Brewster
as Toni
Dann Fink
as Male (voice)
Zabryna Guevara
as Female (voice)
Bonita Hamilton
Dan McCabe
Sean Oliver
Lori Prince
Armando Riesco
Sandy Rustin
George Aloi
as Literary Agent (uncredited)
Tiffany Blair
as Lady with Bird (uncredited)
Linwood Brown
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Kevin Cristaldi
as Other Dealer (uncredited)
Barbara Ann Davison
as Bookstore Employee (uncredited)
Peter Donovan
as Greg (uncredited)
Antoine Drye
as Musician in Bar Scene (uncredited)
Liz Eng
as Lisa (uncredited)
George R. Golden
as Bookshop Browser (uncredited)
Anne Hollister
as Young Girl at Vet (uncredited)
Katie Kocik
as Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Ron Maestri
as Book Store Customer (uncredited)
Doris McCarthy
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Wayne J. Miller
as Pancake Man at Counter (uncredited)
Bill Walters
as Homeless Man (uncredited)
Marielle Heller
Director
Nicole Holofcener
Screenplay
Lee Israel
Book
Mateo Márquez
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Brandon Trost
Director of Photography
Nate Heller
Original Music Composer
Anne McCabe
Editor
Stephen H. Carter
Production Design
Jawal Nga
Executive Producer
Pamela Hirsch
Bob Balaban
Anne Carey
Producer
Amy Nauiokas
David Yarnell
Jeff Whitty
Marci Mudd
Art Direction
Sarah E. McMillan
Set Decoration
Arjun Bhasin
Costume Design
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Department Head
Joe White
Sound Mixer
Damian Volpe
Supervising Sound Editor
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Fernandez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew T. Griffin
Visual Effects Producer
Shannen Walsh
Visual Effects Coordinator
Deborah Wheatley
Assistant Art Director
Howard Paar
Music Supervisor
Jennifer Euston
Casting
Unit Production Manager
Charlie Dibe
Karen Kane
First Assistant Director
Chelsea Ryan
Second Assistant Director
T.K. Knowles
Associate Producer
Chuck Ryant
John O'Grady
Shani Geva
Truman Clark McCasland
Art Department Coordinator
Henriette Lopez
Assistant Set Decoration
Andrea Burrell
Graphic Designer
Jack Mortellaro Jr.
Leadman
Matt Duncan
Set Decoration Buyer
Graham Wichman
John S. Moyer
"A" Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Tim Metivier
First Assistant "A" Camera
Todd Antonio Somodevilla
"B" Camera Operator
Graham Burt
First Assistant "B" Camera
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Brian Lynch
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Loader
Mary Cybulski
Still Photographer
Matthew Selkirk
Digital Imaging Technician
Rebecca Breckel
Script Supervisor
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.
Boom Operator
Jill Alexander
Property Master
Lisa Green
Assistant Property Master
Adam Dicterow
First Assistant Editor
Kelley Cribben
Post Production Supervisor
Tony Martinez
Dialogue Editor
Rachel Chancey
Foley Editor
Robert Hein
Bobby Johanson
ADR Mixer
Michael Rivera
ADR Recordist
Filipe Messeder
Assistant Sound Editor
Matt Snedecor
Foley Recordist
Jay Peck
Foley Artist
Adam Bennati
Music Coordinator
Ted Caplan
Music Editor
Richard P. Ulivella
Chief Lighting Technician
David Stern
Key Grip
Mike Morini
Dolly Grip
Dave Palestine
Tracey Phillips-Boone
Costume Supervisor
Kayla Viani
Costumer
James Hammer
Assistant Costume Designer
Christa Lewandowski
Costume Coordinator
Makeup Artist
Jessica Hunt
Key Costumer
Jen Grubbs
Costume Assistant
Lemuel Herarte
Lawrence Bell
Tailor
Dahlia Warner
Key Makeup Artist
Barbara Sansone
Hairstylist
Erika Abberton
Linda Flowers
Wig Designer
Victoria Wood
Wigmaker
Sascha Springer
Location Manager
Loriel Letizia
Location Coordinator
Nick Pray
Assistant Location Manager
Patrick O'Hala
Alyssa Alimaras
Location Assistant
Jimmy Gribbin
S.J. Allocco
Casting Associate
David M. Waldron
Background Casting Director
Tony Behringer
Stephanie DeCourcey
Cinder Chou
Production Coordinator
Josh Nadelman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Hannah L. Smith
Production Secretary
Mike Myers
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Herlihy
Construction Coordinator
Shellie Gillespie
Production Accountant
Brooke Ensign
Unit Publicist
Jamie Coffey
Payroll Accountant
Kim Safatsky
Animal Wrangler
Sean Heilig
Transportation Captain
Frank Beggins
Transportation Co-Captain
Renuka Ballal
John Bair
Visual Effects Supervisor
Vance Miller
CG Supervisor
ADR Voice Casting
Bruce Winant
Orchestrator
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer