The Last Movie Stars

Chapter Two: A Star Is Born (Season 1, Episode 2)

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TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary

Finally able to go public as newlyweds, Paul and Joanne experience the ups and downs of Hollywood. Later, as the pressures of motherhood cause Joanne to take a step back from the limelight, Paul finds his star on the rise.

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
George Clooney Paul Newman / Self Paul Newman / Self See fewer	Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Maude Brink / Self (as Latanya R. Jackson) Maude Brink / Self (as Latanya R. Jackson) See fewer	U.S. Marshals (1998)
Zoe Kazan Jackie McDonald / Self Jackie McDonald / Self See fewer	Ruby Sparks (2012)
Laura Linney Joanne Woodward / Self Joanne Woodward / Self See fewer	The Big C (2010)
Jonathan Marc Sherman Martin Ritt / Self Martin Ritt / Self See fewer	tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
Steve Zahn Donald 'Duck' Dobbins / Self Donald 'Duck' Dobbins / Self See fewer	War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Billy Crudup Self Self See fewer	Almost Famous (2000)
Josh Hamilton Self Self See fewer	Eighth Grade (2018)
Tom McCarthy Self Self See fewer	Win Win (2011)
Claire Newman Self (as Clea Newman) Self (as Clea Newman) See fewer	Big Little Lies (2017)
Melissa Newman Self Self See fewer	Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
Nell Potts Self (as Nell Newman) Self (as Nell Newman) See fewer	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
Stephanie Newman Self Self See fewer	The Last Movie Stars (2022)
Alessandro Nivola Self Self See fewer	The Brutalist (2024)
Paul Schrader Self Self See fewer	First Reformed (2017)
Martin Scorsese Self Self See fewer	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Marlon Brando Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Sammy Davis Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Ethan Hawke Self Self See fewer	Training Day (2001)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Paul Newman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Hustler (1961)
Scott Newman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Towering Inferno (1974)
Susan Kendall Newman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
Martin Ritt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hud (1963)
Joanne Woodward Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rachel, Rachel (1968)