Vanessa Bell Calloway
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You Might Know Her From Shameless, One of Them Days, Coming to America, Coming 2 America, Harriet, Bebe’s Kids, Saints & Sinners, Daylight, the original cast of Dreamgirls on Broadway, and What’s Love Got To Do With It? We talked to Vanessa about her full-circle Tina Turner moment from the “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” music video to the Angela Bassett-led biopic; playing Tina’s Ikette-turned-bestie Jackie; and the stunt gone wrong in the diner. Plus barking in Coming to America, acting opposite influencers and “housewives,” and originating in the iconic OBC of...
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Harriet Sansom Harris
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You Might Know Her From Phantom Thread, Licorice Pizza, Addams Family Values, Desperate Housewives, The 5 Mrs. Buchannons, Ratchet, The Agency: Central Intelligence, and the Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Harriet Harris gave us the skinny on being directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, acting opposite Daniel Day Lewis in Phantom Thread, and being pied in the face (at least twice) at the hands of Paul Rudnick. All that plus she walked us through all of Felicia Tillman’s delicious Desperate Housewives plotlines, the “queerness” of The 5 Mrs. Buchannons, and her influence...
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Patreon SNEAK PEEK: Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin on Anal Glands, Webster, Diff'rent Strokes, & Archie Panjabi
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Folks, we're here with our pals Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin. Both brilliant writers, comedians, and performers who also co-host the podcast Couples Therapy together. We were so tickled to have them join us on the show to talk sitcoms, Hollywood gossip, body talk, our dogs being actors, and more. Interested in more of this? Subscribe at the Patreon for AD-FREE LISTENING and lots od extra Damian and Anne stuff. ==== || beef Go watch
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Olga Merediz
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It’s Olga, with the German name! That’s right, we are here with actress and singer Olga Merediz. You Might Know Her From In the Heights, Encanto, Blockbuster, Eternity, Evita, Music of the Heart, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Orange is the New Black, and the Original Broadway Company of The Human Comedy. Olga gave us all the good on her Tony-nominated turn in In the Heights and recreating Abuela Claudia 14 years later in Jon M. Chu’s 2021 film adaptation. Plus, we got to hear what it was like to play ONLY the singing voice for a character in Encanto, working on a never-saw-the-light-of-day...
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Patreon Sneak Peek: Oscars 2026 Recap
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We watched the Oscars and want to discuss with you. We're elated for Amy Madigan! Enjoy this sneak peek of our 2026 Oscars Recap and head on over to patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom to hear the rest where we get into Barbra and a missing Wendi McLendon-Covey. We will be movie clubbing Amy Madigan's other Oscar nominated performance, .
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Dawnn Lewis
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We are here with the one and only Dr. Dawnn Lewis. You Might Know Her From A Different World, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, Young Rock, Major Crimes, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Wood, Dreamgirls, and the Broadway production of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. We talk to Dawnn about writing the theme song for (and starring on) A Different World, how she’ll be involved in the Netflix revival, and what it was like when Jaleesa went to Africa AKA Hangin’ with Mr Cooper. From her almost-runs on Broadwa–in Sister Act as Dolores and How to Succeed in Business Without...
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PATREON SNEAK PEEK: Oscar Predictions & Lore with Nathaniel Rogers
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HOH BOY, it's Oscar talk with film critic and writer Nathaniel Rogers of ! We're thrilled to chat with Nathaniel about general Oscar lore (Is Glenn going the way of Deborah Kerr? Is the Best Supporting Actress curse real?) + this year's nominations (and snubs) for the (women) acting categories + and who Nathaniel believes should and will win on March 15th. For the full episode: Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Women acting nominations, for reference: Best Supporting Actress 2026 Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value) Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value) Amy...
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Dana Ivey
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Oh, yes, we’re here with 5x-Tony-nominated singer-actor, Dana Ivey. You Might Know Her From The Addams Family, Addams Family Values, Home Alone 2, The Color Purple, Two Weeks Notice, Heartburn, The Help, Post Cards from the Edge, Sabrina, Oceans 8, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rush Hour 3, AND theatre productions of Sunday in the Park with George, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Heartbreak House, The Rivals, Butley, and Driving Miss Daisy. Dana talked to us about adjusting her technique for the camera, always being cast as Southern or British, and acting opposite Cousin Itt in The Addams Family...
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We Did A Live Recording! Anne & Damian Recap
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Babessssss, we did a live show! (WE did a live show!) We are so grateful to the Laurie Beechman and Tom and Michael D'Angora, who helped make our dreams of doing a live-recording come true. We're walking you through some of the machinations of how we got here (we know some of you like to know how the sausage is made) and gassing each other up like it's an Oscar acceptance speech, ya know? But we MOST ESPECIALLY want to thank YOUS. You here on the Patreon who support us with your monies, and your "likes," and your "engagements," and for your belief in this product that we are putting out there...
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
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It’s season seven, babe! We’re here with actor Wendi McLendon-Covey. You Might Know Her From St. Denis Medical, The Goldbergs, Reno 911, What Men Want, Paint, Think Like a Man Too, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, and Bridesmaids. Wendi opened up to us about leading the cast of the indie drama Blush, “playing defeat” on St. Denis Medical, and navigating The Goldbergs post-George Segal and Jeff Garlin’s departures. ALL THAT, plus, the real bridal shower that inspired Bridesmaids, auditioning for Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy TV special, and the Goldie Hawn/Darren Starr series that...
info_outlineIt’s Olga, with the German name! That’s right, we are here with actress and singer Olga Merediz. You Might Know Her From In the Heights, Encanto, Blockbuster, Eternity, Evita, Music of the Heart, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Orange is the New Black, and the Original Broadway Company of The Human Comedy. Olga gave us all the good on her Tony-nominated turn in In the Heights and recreating Abuela Claudia 14 years later in Jon M. Chu’s 2021 film adaptation. Plus, we got to hear what it was like to play ONLY the singing voice for a character in Encanto, working on a never-saw-the-light-of-day play with John Cassavetes, and originating the role of “Mexican Woman” in The Human Comedy where she gets one of the best musical sequences in the show: “I Let Him Kiss Me Once.” Oh! And yes, two Madonna stories from BOTH Evita and Music of the Heart, giddy up!
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Discussed this week:
Emily from Pop Star Academy is a manifester
Libra/Aquarius connection based on air signs and big emotions
Made a documentary: My Two Moms - A Story of Separation (2022)
Playing opposite Elizabeth Olsen in the afterlife romcom Eternity
“I Let Him Kiss Me Once” in The Human Comedy, by Galt McDermot and William Dumaresq
Abuela Claudia in In the Heights on Broadway and on film
Olga’s big number, “Paciencia y Fe”
Olga played “Mexican Woman” in the famous Broadway flop, The Human Comedy which closed after 13 performances. She loved the harmonies. Galt McDermot “little angel munchkin” wrote the score (also Hair)
Donna Murphy was understudy for Bess (Elizabeth Mastrontonio) in OBC
Joe Papp inserting himself into The Human Comedy poster
Directed by John Cassavetes in an unproduced 4 hour theatrical production, Thornhill
Loved working with Alan Parker (Evita) and Sidney Lumet (Q&A + 100 Centre Street)
Played Madonna’s sister in Evita
Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond the Pines), Robert Redford (The Milagro Beanfield War)
Isn’t She Great with Bette Midler
Appeared in the Netflix sitcom, Blockbuster with Randall Park and JB Smoove
Raising Gloria’s kids on Orange is the New Black where she practiced Santeria
Singing voice of Abuela Alma Madrigal in Encanto (had to match voice actor’s intonation and accent)
Was the voice of the MTA: “Going Your Way” on 1 train
CGI penguins in Mr Popper’s Penguins vs Kevin Spacey in his K-Pax glasses
Things I Forgot to Remember (1999) shot in Morocco and writer was paid in Moroccan boys and was in SAG litigation for years because no one got paid
Plays mom of student in Music of the Heart
Babycakes is an underseen New York movie (favorite train is the 1)
After school TV special “Read Between the Lines”
Cuban sandwich competition on Throwdown with Bobby Flay (Flay lost)
Comedone vs milia (keratin cyst)