Angelyne is an American drama television miniseries created by Nancy Oliver and starring Emmy Rossum as Angelyne. It premiered on Peacock on May 19, 2022.
Premise Angelyne is an enigmatic blonde bombshell who rose to fame in the 1980s with billboard advertisements featuring her image. In the 2010s, Jeff Glaser, a journalist for The Hollywood Reporter, is trying to uncover the true identity and life story of Angelyne. His efforts are hampered by her secrecy, her own conflicting accounts and of those who know her.
Cast and characters
Main Emmy Rossum as Angelyne Hamish Linklater as Rick Krause, president of Angelyne's fan club (based on Scott Hennig) Philip Ettinger as Cory Hunt, guitarist of the band Baby Blue (based on Jordan Michaels) Charlie Rowe as Freddy Messina, keyboardist of Baby Blue and later Angelyne's photographer Alex Karpovsky as Jeff Glaser, a journalist for The Hollywood Reporter (based on Gary Baum) Martin Freeman as Harold Wallach, a printing mogul who backs Angelyne's billboard campaign (based on Hugo Maisnik) Molly Ephraim as Wendy Wallach, Harold's daughter (based on Katherine Saltzberg née Maisnik) Lukas Gage as Max Allen, a filmmaker working on a documentary about Angelyne (based on Jesse Small) Michael Angarano as Danny, Angelyne's ex-husband
Guest Antjuan Tobias as Bud Griffin, drummer of Baby Blue Rosanny Zayas as Glaser's assistant Kerry Norton as Edie Wallach, Harold's wife (based on Joy Maisnik) Tonatiuh as Andre Casiano, Angelyne's on-and-off assistant Toby Huss as Hugh Hefner, the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine Darryl Stephens as Pete, a tchotchke shop clerk David Krumholtz as Max Allen's lawyer Ian Fisher as Eli Goldman, Angelyne's father Hani Furstenberg as Bronis Goldberg, Angelyne's mother
In addition, Michael Shuman co-stars as Ray, bassist of Baby Blue.
Episodes
Reception The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 86% approval rating based on 21 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Emmy Rossum brings remarkable depth to a cipher in Angelyne, a glitzy look at fame for fame's sake where the inscrutability is the point." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on 15 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Period Costumes Danny Glicker, Jessica Fasman, and Adam Giradet Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) David Williams, Ron Pipes, Erin LeBre, Anne Pala Williams, and Mara Rouse Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup Vincent Van Dyke, Kate Biscoe, Mike Mekash, Abby Lyle Clawson, and Chris Burgoyne Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series Vincent Van Dyke, Kate Biscoe, Mike Mekash, Abby Lyle Clawson
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