This Is My Life

Plot Summary

Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store while dreaming of becoming a comedian. After she inherits some money, she decides to move to New York with her children Erica and Opal in order to begin a stand-up career in small bars. Dottie soon rises to stardom, but while she travels all over the USA, her daughters stay home lonely.

Top Cast

Julie Kavner Dottie Ingels

Samantha Mathis Erica Ingels

Gaby Hoffmann Opal Ingels

Carrie Fisher Claudia Curtis

Dan Aykroyd Arnold Moss