Illeana Hesselberg (born July 25, 1965), most commonly known as Illeana Douglas, is an American actress, director, screenwriter, and producer. Douglas has had a long-ranging diverse career as a character actor with a specialty in comedy. Notable works include work in a 2001 episode of Six Feet Under – for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series and won the Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series award from OFTA, the Online Film & Television Association – and her work in the TV series Action opposite Jay Mohr – for which she won a Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. As of 2015, she can be seen on Turner Classic Movies where she hosts specials focused on unheralded women directors from film history.
Actress Illeana Douglas joined us live to talk about starring in the new movie on Hallmark Channel, “Just One Kiss.” The film is airing during the network’s “Spring into Love” programming event. Through a series of chance encounters, sparks fly between Mia, a college literature professor, and Tony, a popular headliner at a Manhattan supper […]
Every year since 2014, we’ve done some version of this show. Ideally, we’d do it in person, but these aren’t ideal times. But our holiday spirit remains, dauntless. “Big Al” Anderson and Jim Chapdelaine and the band are back together over at Jim’s studio. Colin’s hermetically sealed up in our studio. We sing some songs, tell some stories, have some surprise celebrity cameos, and somehow we wind up with a holiday special.
Only a week into filming streaming comedy “Sprung” in Pittsburgh and there’s been a change on the call sheet of the IMDb TV series: The role played in scenes shot last week by actress Illeana Douglas will be played going forward (and in re-shoots) by Emmy-winner Martha Plimpton. Recasting is...
IMDB TV series “Sprung” only recently began filming in Pittsburgh and there’s already been a major shakeup to its core cast. The single-camera comedy comes from Greg Garcia, the creator of sitcoms like “My Name is Earl” and “Raising Hope.” It stars Garret Dillahunt as Jack, a man trying to turn his life around after serving more than two decades in prison. Phillip Garcia is playing his former cellmate and Illeana Douglas was set to play Jack’s mother, Barb.
The My Name is Earl and Raising Hope creator's Sprung, also starring Philip Garcia, follows "Jack (Dillahunt), a convicted criminal who is determined to change course and reclaim his lost years after serving more than two decades in prison, according to Deadline. "With no place to live post-release, and a global pandemic bringing the world to a virtual standstill, Jack moves in with his former cellmate Rooster (Phillip Garcia), Rooster’s mom Barb (Douglas), and Jack’s former prison girlfriend Gloria. Bound by their marred past and unusual living circumstances, they decide to start righting some of society’s wrongs, targeting those people selfishly taking advantage of others during the pandemic." Sprung marks Garcia and Dillahunt's third series together after Raising Hope and TBS' The Guest Book.
