Acting
Anne DeSalvo
Born April 3, 1949 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (age 77)
Anne De Salvo (sometimes spelled Anne DeSalvo; born April 3, 1949) is an American actress and filmmaker. She has been described as "one of the top character actresses of her generation
Known For
Starting Over · 1979Starting Over
★ 6.41979
MovieComedyRomance
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Burglar · 1987Burglar
★ 5.21987
MovieCrimeComedy
Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.
Arthur · 1981Arthur
★ 6.51981
MovieComedyDrama
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.
Perfect · 1985Perfect
★ 5.61985
MovieDramaRomance
A female aerobics instructor meets a male reporter doing a story on health clubs, but it isn't love at first sight.
Stardust Memories · 1980Stardust Memories
★ 6.91980
MovieComedyDrama
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Radioland Murders · 1994Radioland Murders
★ 5.91994
MovieComedyCrime
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Taking Care of Business · 1990Taking Care of Business
★ 6.31990
MovieComedy
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
My Favorite Year · 1982My Favorite Year
★ 6.61982
MovieComedyDrama
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
Movies
Starting Over · 1979Starting Over
★ 6.41979
MovieComedyRomance
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Burglar · 1987Burglar
★ 5.21987
MovieCrimeComedy
Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.
Arthur · 1981Arthur
★ 6.51981
MovieComedyDrama
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.
Perfect · 1985Perfect
★ 5.61985
MovieDramaRomance
A female aerobics instructor meets a male reporter doing a story on health clubs, but it isn't love at first sight.
Stardust Memories · 1980Stardust Memories
★ 6.91980
MovieComedyDrama
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Radioland Murders · 1994Radioland Murders
★ 5.91994
MovieComedyCrime
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Taking Care of Business · 1990Taking Care of Business
★ 6.31990
MovieComedy
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
My Favorite Year · 1982My Favorite Year
★ 6.61982
MovieComedyDrama
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
D.C. Cab · 1983D.C. Cab
★ 5.21983
MovieAdventureComedy
The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.
The Amati Girls · 2001The Amati Girls
★ 4.72001
MovieDramaTV Movie
Four sisters who disagree about everything... except what matters most. Family.
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women · 1994Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
★ 5.11994
MovieComedy
Spoof-meister, Julie Brown does a musical send-up of Tonya Harding and Lorena Bobbit's debutante debacles
Dead in the Water · 1991Dead in the Water
★ 5.41991
MovieTV MovieThriller
Charlie Deegan has almost everything he has ever wanted. He has an important law practice, a beautiful secretary as his lover, and the chance to be appointed to the high court. The only thing wrong with this is that his shrewish wife Olivia, whose father made all the wealth and all the power, is living and that greatly upsets Charlie. So when his lover, Laura, suggests that they get rid of Olivia, Charlie thinks, being a lawyer, that he can create a fool-proof plan. In this plan, he must incorporate a woman named Victoria whom he detests, but she can help him get into the court and be part of the plan for Olivia. But dreams of judgeship, money and Laura makes him proceed. However, things never turn out as planned and he may not be as smart as he considers himself.
The Wishing Well · 2009The Wishing Well
★ 5.42009
MovieDramaTV Movie
Widower, Mark Jansen, owns and runs the local newspaper for the Midwest town he grew up in. As he struggles to make ends meet, his daughter takes his happiness into her hands by going down to the famous wishing well their little town is known for, and wishing for just that - his happiness. Shortly after, a glamorous woman appears in town by the name of Cynthia Tamerline. Lead by Mark's daughter, Cynthia makes a trip to the well herself and casts a wish. When she wakes up the next morning, she finds that she has been transported to an alternate universe that ultimately changes her forever.
Double Exposure · 2024Double Exposure
★ 4.22024
MovieDrama
The past and present mysteriously collide as a struggling artist grapples with guilt over what happened to his first love.
Murder in Mind · 1997Murder in Mind
★ 5.51997
MovieThriller
The L.A. police find two bodies in a fancy house and suspect the wife of one victim. Dr. Ellis, a hypnotherapist, takes her back in time; with the police listening, a pattern of spousal abuse emerges. When each trance ends, however, the woman, Carolyn Walker, wonders if those repressed memories are true. Dr. Ellis guides her through her trial, testifies himself, and continues treatment after the verdict is in. Carolyn's memory and well-being get worse after the trial, not better. She misses some therapy sessions, and Dr. Ellis comes to see her at home. Snatches of memory come and go. Can he help her remember what really happened? Are the cops satisfied justice has been done?
Arena Brains · 1987Arena Brains
★ 5.01987
MovieDrama
A short film by painter-turned-filmmaker Robert Longo, "Arena Brains" is a series of interlocking vignettes set in and around the art world of 1980s New York City, satirizing the neuroses and eccentricities of this milieu.
Bad Manners · 1984Bad Manners
★ 5.81984
MovieComedy
Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.
Hi-Life · 1998Hi-Life
★ 6.71998
MovieComedyRomance
Jimmy needs $900 to clear a gambling debt but a series of lies leads to Ray trying to raise the cash from friends who owe him money.
The Last Tenant · 1978The Last Tenant
1978
MovieDramaTV Movie
Family members face hard decisions about the care of their elderly father who needs constant care and can no longer safely live alone, which particularly affects the eldest son's life, placing his impending marriage in jeopardy.
Spike of Bensonhurst · 1988Spike of Bensonhurst
★ 5.41988
MovieComedyDrama
Spike Fumo is an Italian kid apsiring to be a boxer. He falls in love with a rich girl, who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. Spike is threatened to leave Bensonhurst by the mob, and then goes to a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican part of Brooklyn.
Unstrung Heroes · 1995Unstrung Heroes
★ 6.11995
MovieComedyDrama
Steven Lidz, unhappy with his home life since his mother became sick, moves in with his two eccentric uncles. As Steven grows closer to his uncles, he learns how to cope with his emotions and to value his own uniqueness.
One Hot Summer Night · 1998One Hot Summer Night
★ 4.31998
MovieCrimeDrama
When a wealthy businessman is murdered by a hired assassin, suspicion falls on the victim's abused wife and her lover.
Lovesick · 1983Lovesick
★ 5.71983
MovieRomanceComedy
Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.
Dangerous Company · 2015Dangerous Company
★ 3.92015
MovieThrillerTV Movie
Pauline begins to lose track of time, misplace things and find herself disoriented. She fears falling victim to a disease, but all is not as it seems. She must find the truth and prove it to the police and herself.
TV Shows
CSI: Miami · 2002CSI: Miami
★ 7.72002
SeriesDramaMystery
The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
★ 7.51962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The X-Files · 1993The X-Files
★ 8.41993
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
Monk · 2002Monk
★ 8.02002
SeriesDramaComedy
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
The Closer · 2005The Closer
★ 7.92005
SeriesCrimeDrama
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
2 Broke Girls · 20112 Broke Girls
★ 7.22011
SeriesComedy
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.
Cheers · 1982Cheers
★ 7.61982
SeriesComedy
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
Sex and the City · 1998Sex and the City
★ 7.41998
SeriesDramaComedy
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene.
Taxi · 1978Taxi
★ 7.31978
SeriesComedyDrama
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
Entourage · 2004Entourage
★ 7.42004
SeriesComedyDrama
Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
Chicago Hope · 1994Chicago Hope
★ 7.21994
SeriesDrama
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
The Cosby Show · 1984The Cosby Show
★ 7.01984
SeriesComedyFamily
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
Ellen · 1994Ellen
★ 6.11994
SeriesComedy
Ellen works in a Los Angeles bookstore called Buy the Book and hangs around with her friends discussing lovers, work and family.
American Dreams · 2002American Dreams
★ 5.22002
SeriesDramaFamily
Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries to shed her 'good girl' image by hanging with her worldly friend Roxanne and pursuing a dream of being an American Bandstand dancer. Meg's emerging personality, and the changes her mother's going through, don't sit well with Father.
Felicity · 1998Felicity
★ 6.61998
SeriesDrama
Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love.
Northern Exposure · 1990Northern Exposure
★ 7.81990
SeriesComedyDrama
After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.
Doogie Howser, M.D. · 1989Doogie Howser, M.D.
★ 6.51989
SeriesDramaComedy
Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.
Dream On · 1990Dream On
★ 7.01990
SeriesComedy
The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.
Miss Match · 2003Miss Match
★ 6.62003
SeriesDramaComedy
Kate Fox, a divorce lawyer who dabbles at matchmaking on the side, finds herself thrust into the spotlight and dismaying her boss/father when a socialite bride credits Kate to the press as being the secret to her romantic success.
First Love · 2018First Love
★ 5.02018
Series