Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) made her living in the 1970's and 80's profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant). An adaptation of the memoir "" relays the true story of the best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats).

Starring:

Melissa McCarthy , Richard E. Grant , Dolly Wells , Ben Falcone , Gregory Korostishevsky , Jane Curtin , Stephen Spinella , Christian Navarro , Pun Bandhu , Erik LaRay Harvey , Brandon Scott Jones , Shae D'lyn , Rosal Colon , Anna Deavere Smith , Marc Evan Jackson

Genre:

Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama