
The Actress
1988


“A Therapeutic New Comedy”
837 votes
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
Director
Ben YoungerWriter
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Original Language
English
Budget
$22.0M
Revenue
$67.9M
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"Rafi" (Uma Thurman) is on the rebound from a messy divorce when she meets the charismatic young artist "David" (Bryan Greenberg). In theory they have nothing in common - and she is fourteen years older than him. That's not going to stop them though, and she begins to regale her shrink (Meryl Streep) with tales of her new found affection. Sure, it's about sex - but she likes him - she's not that shallow. Their relationship is soon burgeoning; they are meeting friends and becoming a couple. Then the bombshell - his mother is her shrink! With the secrets out and his mother now aware rather embar…
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