Michael Dorsey Is A Talented But Difficult New York City Actor Whose Perfectionism Has Left Him Unemployed. He Supports Himself By Waiting Tables And Teaching Acting Classes. After Learning That His Friend And Student Sandy Lester Has Unsuccessfully Auditioned For The Role Of Hospital Administrator Emily Kimberly On The Daytime Soap Opera Southwest General, Michael Disguises Himself As A Woman Named Dorothy Michaels And Wins The Part. He Hopes To Earn $8, 000 To Finance A Play Written By His Roommate, Jeff Slater, In Which He And Sandy Will Star.
Sydney Pollack Lafayette Indiana USA Dustin Hoffman Jessica Lange Teri Garr Dabney Coleman And Charles Durning Tootsie 1982 Genres: Farce, High-concept Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Romance Country: USA Director: Sydney Pollack, Sydney Pollack 1 July 1934, Lafayette, Indiana, USA Duration: Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, And Charles Durning