In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon Burke. Anne befriends up-and-coming singer Neely O'Hara, whose dynamic talent threatens aging star Helen Lawson and beautiful but talentless actress Jennifer North. The women experience success and failure in love and work, leading to heartbreak, addiction and tragedy.
Neely O'Hara
Patty Duke
Jennifer North
Sharon Tate
Anne Welles
Barbara Parkins
Helen Lawson
Susan Hayward
Miriam Polar
Lee Grant
Lyon Burke
Paul Burke
Mel Anderson
Martin Milner
Kevin Gillmore
Charles Drake
Ted Casablanca
Alexander Davion
Miss Steinberg
Naomi Stevens
Henry Bellamy
Robert H. Harris
Tony Polar
Tony Scotti
First Reporter
Jacqueline Susann
Director
Robert Viharo
MC at Telethon
Joey Bishop
MC Grammy Awards
George Jessel
Claude Chardot (uncredited)
Richard Angarola
Man in Sleazy Hotel Room (uncredited)
Mikel Angel
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
David Arkin
Jennifer's Leading Man (uncredited)
Philippe Auber
Man Sleeping in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Billy Beck
Telethon Telephone Girl (uncredited)
Pat Becker
Nurse (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Technician (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Richard Brander
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Marvin Brody
Neely O'Hara's Director (uncredited)
Norman Burton
Reporter at Suicide (uncredited)
Owen Bush
San Francisco Bar Patron (uncredited)
Barry Cahill
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Dancer (uncredited)
Gene Columbus
Sanitarium Nurse (uncredited)
Darlene Conley
New Haven Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Mason Curry
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Richard Dreyfuss
Dancer (uncredited)
Diana Eden
Show Spectator (uncredited)
Daniel Elam
Sanitarium Nurse (uncredited)
Ellaraino
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Richard Elmore
Reporter (uncredited)
Allen Emerson
Neely O'Hara's Stage Manager (uncredited)
Tom Falk
Choreographer (uncredited)
Roy Fitzell
Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Gertrude Flynn
Show Girl Actress (uncredited)
Jennifer Gan
Neely O'Hara's Maid (uncredited)
Jeanne Gerson
Desk Clerk at Lawrenceville Hotel (uncredited)
Robert Gibbons
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
George Golden
Frank (Blue Angel Nightclub Owner) (uncredited)
Laurence Haddon
Captain of Waiters at Chasens (uncredited)
Paul Hahn
Pianist (uncredited)
Marvin Hamlisch
Lyon's Houseboy (uncredited)
Ernest Harada
Sanitarium Doctor (uncredited)
Jonathan Hawke
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Reporter at Suicide (uncredited)
Richard Hoyt
Party Guest (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen
Patient (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Reporter (uncredited)
Jason Johnson
Dance Director in Montage (uncredited)
Maurice Kelly
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Neely O'Hara's Maid (uncredited)
Charlotte Knight
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Ted Kristian
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Louise Lane
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Sanitarium Nurse (uncredited)
Gerry Lock
Aunt Amy (uncredited)
Judith Lowry
Sanitarium Girl (uncredited)
Donna Mantoan
Reporter (uncredited)
Mardie March
Waiter (uncredited)
John Marlin
Reporter (uncredited)
Marian Mason
Edward (Playhouse Bartender) (uncredited)
Bob McCord
Ted's Girl (uncredited)
Leslie McRay
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Rex Moore
Helen Lawson's Maid (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Bartender (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Barry O'Hara
Telethon Telephone Girl (uncredited)
Linda Peck
Rehearsal Hall Receptionist (uncredited)
Thelma Pelish
Neely's Leading Man (uncredited)
Gil Peterson
Reporter (uncredited)
Don Pethley
Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Power
Woman at Martha Washington Hotel (uncredited)
Leona Powers
Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited)
Peggy Rea
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jerry Rush
Nurse (uncredited)
Margaret Shinn
Clerk (uncredited)
June Smaney
Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
Maitre D' at Chasens (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
Jennifer's Date at the Blue Angel Nightclub (uncredited)
Harry Stanton
San Francisco Bartender (uncredited)
Joe Stefano
Anne's Mother (uncredited)
Margot Stevenson
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Gail Stone
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Martin Strader
Choreographer (uncredited)
Robert Street
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Tim Taylor
Sanitarium Nurse (uncredited)
Raven Touchstone
Telethon Telephone Girl (uncredited)
Corinna Tsopei
Neely O'Hara's Psychiatrist (uncredited)
John Ward
Willie (Anne's Boyfriend) (uncredited)
Darryl Wells
Reporter (uncredited)
Louis Whitehill
Redhead (uncredited)
Patricia Winters
Tony's Doctor (uncredited)
William Wintersole
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Woolf