(2007 - 2008) - Debra Messing
CAST
Debra Messing ... Molly Kagan
Trilby Glover ... Shoshanna
Bethany Whitmore ... Jaden
Judy Davis ... Joan McAllister
Gigi Edgley ... Chloe
Anika Noni Rose ... Lavender
Chris Diamantopoulos ... Rodney
Peter Jacobson ... Kenny Kagan
Joe Mantegna ... Lou Manahan
Stephen Moyer ... Sam
Miranda Otto ... Cricket Stewart
Jane Hall ... Sharon
Novella Nelson ... Nana
Madeleine West ... Katy
Aden Young ... Jorge Stewart
Kate Kendall ... Lisa
Leeanna Walsman ... Sasha
David Webb ... Dr. Peter Hexton
Tiffany Lamb ... Barbara
Dasi Ruz ... Ana
Jerome Ehlers ... Director
Mark Holden ... Rick Dunn
Jane Harders ... Wealthy Matron
Chris Haywood ... Mr. Lewis
Ursula Brooks ... Country Club Administrator
Monette Lee ... Peggy
Jason Chong ... Rickshaw Driver
Matthew Scully ... Clarity Harbor Valet
Dahsi Fisher ... Marali
Emelia Burns ... Mudawa
Alicia Lumsden ... Mei Mei
Kim Go-Eun ... Chinese Nanny
Ryan Sheldrake ... Boris
Paul Gleeson ... Aaron
Julia Blake ... Mrs. Caldecott
Bryan Probets ... Vernon
Sam Healy ... Zen-Oh Hostess
Sara Zwangobani ... Debra
John Atkinson ... Detective Parks
Christopher Kirby ... Detective Smith
Miles Paras ... Bianca
Steve Harman ... Police Officer
Kirk Westwood ... Newscaster
Louise Gavin ... Starbucks Gal
Damien Garvey ... Clarity Harbor Staffer 1
Christopher Sommers ... Clarity Harbor Staffer 2
Rodger Corser ... Larry Hamill
Matthew Bell ... Young Doctor
Barry Langrishe ... Pappy
Victor Parascos ... Sheriff 1
Leah Purcell ... Hannah Sprints
Robert Mammone ... Bob
Jared Robinson ... Sheriff 2
Robert Coleby ... Paul Devers
Marg Downey ... Proper Lady
Christopher Morris ... Armani Agent
Stephen Irwin ... Big Time Producer
Ben Clements ... News Anchor
Mira Pawel ... Reporter at Police Station
Lia Fisher ... Reporter at Memorial
Tim McDonald ... Stud
Sara Gleeson ... Young Woman
Tim McCunn ... Bill
Karen Crone ... Svetlana
Lexie Symon ... Receptionist
Troy MacKinder ... Photographer 1
Aash Aaron ... Photographer 2
Meg McSweeney ... Autograph Kid
Hailee Denham ... Skylar mcneill
Karina Michel ... Auction wife
Annabelle Bourlet ... Poster Girl
Laura Whitnall ... News Anchor 2
Writing credits
Gigi Levangie
Josann McGibbon
Sara Parriott
Song: I Wanna Play
Composed by : Anthony Martin and Andrew Cochrane
Lyrics by : Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott
Singing: Rebecca Leigh Lucas
Original music
Ed Shearmur
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Simpson
Directed by
Jon Avnet
Produced by
Jon Avnet
Stephanie Davis
Paul D. Goldman
Jeffrey M. Hayes
Howard Klein
Peter Lauritson
Gigi Levangie
Josann McGibbon
Marsha Oglesby
Sara Parriott
Brett Popplewell
3 Arts Entertainment
Haypop Productions
McGibbon/Parriott Productions
NBC Universal Television
Pacific Film and Television Commission
Trivia
Based on the novel "The Starter Wife" by Gigi Levangie Grazer
The series was nominated for ten Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or (Debra Messing), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or (Joe Mantegna) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or (Judy Davis).
Molly Kagan is a 41-year-old wife and mother of five-year-old daughter Jaden. She is abandoned by her husband and is forced to rebuild her life and assert herself within the film community, most of which ignores her after the split.