"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
Damian Volpe
Supervising Sound Editor
Joe White
Sound Mixer
David Yarnell
Producer
Jeff Whitty
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Department Head
Anne McCabe
Editor
Arjun Bhasin
Costume Design
Bob Balaban
Executive Producer
Marci Mudd
Art Direction
Stephen H. Carter
Production Design
Sarah E. McMillan
Set Decoration
Robert Fernandez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Jawal Nga
Anne Carey
Deborah Wheatley
Assistant Art Director
Matthew T. Griffin
Visual Effects Producer
Shannen Walsh
Visual Effects Coordinator
Nate Heller
Original Music Composer
Pamela Hirsch
Amy Nauiokas
Unit Production Manager
Karen Kane
First Assistant Director
Matt Duncan
Set Decoration Buyer
Andrea Burrell
Graphic Designer
Howard Paar
Music Supervisor
Charlie Dibe
T.K. Knowles
Associate Producer
John O'Grady
Chuck Ryant
John S. Moyer
"A" Camera Operator
Jack Mortellaro Jr.
Leadman
Graham Wichman
Shani Geva
Truman Clark McCasland
Art Department Coordinator
Chelsea Ryan
Second Assistant Director
Jennifer Euston
Casting
Henriette Lopez
Assistant Set Decoration
Todd Antonio Somodevilla
"B" Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Tim Metivier
First Assistant "A" Camera
Graham Burt
First Assistant "B" Camera
Brian Lynch
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Jill Alexander
Property Master
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Loader
Rebecca Breckel
Script Supervisor
Matthew Selkirk
Digital Imaging Technician
Mary Cybulski
Still Photographer
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.
Boom Operator
Adam Dicterow
First Assistant Editor
Tony Martinez
Dialogue Editor
Lisa Green
Assistant Property Master
Kelley Cribben
Post Production Supervisor
Rachel Chancey
Foley Editor
Matt Snedecor
Foley Recordist
Michael Rivera
ADR Recordist
Robert Hein
Jay Peck
Foley Artist
Bobby Johanson
ADR Mixer
Filipe Messeder
Assistant Sound Editor
Mike Morini
Dolly Grip
Adam Bennati
Music Coordinator
Ted Caplan
Music Editor
Christa Lewandowski
Costume Coordinator
James Hammer
Assistant Costume Designer
Richard P. Ulivella
Chief Lighting Technician
David Stern
Key Grip
Kayla Viani
Costumer
Dave Palestine
Tracey Phillips-Boone
Costume Supervisor
Jessica Hunt
Key Costumer
Erika Abberton
Hairstylist
Lawrence Bell
Tailor
Dahlia Warner
Key Makeup Artist
Sascha Springer
Location Manager
Barbara Sansone
Victoria Wood
Wigmaker
Linda Flowers
Wig Designer
Makeup Artist
Jen Grubbs
Costume Assistant
Lemuel Herarte
Josh Nadelman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Patrick O'Hala
Assistant Location Manager
S.J. Allocco
Casting Associate
David M. Waldron
Background Casting Director
Alyssa Alimaras
Location Assistant
Michael Herlihy
Construction Coordinator
Tony Behringer
Nick Pray
Mike Myers
Special Effects Coordinator
Stephanie DeCourcey
Hannah L. Smith
Production Secretary
Loriel Letizia
Location Coordinator
Jimmy Gribbin
Cinder Chou
Production Coordinator
Kim Safatsky
Animal Wrangler
Shellie Gillespie
Production Accountant
Brooke Ensign
Unit Publicist
ADR Voice Casting
John Bair
Visual Effects Supervisor
Vance Miller
CG Supervisor
Sean Heilig
Transportation Captain
Jamie Coffey
Payroll Accountant
Renuka Ballal
Orchestrator
Frank Beggins
Transportation Co-Captain
Bruce Winant
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer