Leoni shines in The Counterfeit Contessa TV movie
Tea Leoni returns as a transforming department worker bound by a fashion show ruse. A wealthy admirer believes she is royalty, while his brother suspects the truth. Leoni compares the role to The Philadelphia Story and hints at future theater plans after Flying Blind.
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TV questions linger over late 80s films and Dynasty fate
The NBC drama Winnie with Meredith Baxter Birney isn’t currently in NBC rotation and has only surfaced on Lifetime occasionally. No video release is planned. Cinderella with Leslie Caron has aired on Disney Channel and Fox Video, while Christmas on Division Street is a 1991 CBS drama with Hume Cronyn. Guilty Conscience (1985) is not on video yet. Dynasty revival seems unlikely.
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Cinderella update leads tea Leoni to royal disguise
Tea Leoni stars in a romantic comedy about a department store employee who, in a fashion-show ruse, is mistaken for royalty by wealthy businessman David Beecroft. His brother D W Moffett suspects the deception as the pair pursue a romance.
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Victoria Principal stars in Beyond Obsession on ABC
Victoria Principal portrays a controlling businesswoman whose undermined daughter Emily Warfield is suspected of murder plotting with her boyfriend Henry Thomas. The thriller uses flashbacks as Principal ages from 32 to 50 and the plot hints at a possible retrial after a deadlocked jury.
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John Cleese Receives Comedy Honor in Beverly Hills
English funnyman John Cleese, famed for Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, honors his film and TV career at a Jack Oakie Award dinner in Los Angeles. He notes commercials boost US visibility, discusses Wanda sequel plans, and reflects on The Great Dictator memories.
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