The Lonely Lady

A young screenwriter allows others to exploit her in the hopes of "making it" in Hollywood.

Cast

Pia Zadora

as Jerilee Randall

Lloyd Bochner

as Walter Thornton

Bibi Besch

as Veronica Randall

Joseph Cali

as Vincent Dacosta

Anthony Holland

as Guy Jackson

Jared Martin

as George Ballantine

Ray Liotta

as Joe Heron

Glory Annen

as Marion

Mickey Knox

as Tom Castel

Cindy Leadbetter

as Carol

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