Laura Lansing Slept Here
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Laura Lansing Slept Here is a 1988 American television movie
starring Katharine Hepburn
and directed by George Schaefer. It was written by James Prideaux and co-stars Joel Higgins
, Karen Austin
and Hepburn's grandniece Schuyler Grant
.
Hepburn plays a famous, pampered novelist who accepts a bet suggesting that she can't survive one week of living with an average family. She moves into a middle class family's home, where she micromanages family members' private lives. One reviewer from The New York Times
noted that Hepburn essentially "played herself" in the movie, and that "it's to Katharine Hepburn's credit that she was able to make so much out of so little."
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
starring Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress of film, stage, and television. In a career that spanned 62 years as a leading lady, she was best known for playing strong-willed, sophisticated women in both dramas and comedies...
and directed by George Schaefer. It was written by James Prideaux and co-stars Joel Higgins
Joel Higgins
Joel Franklin Higgins is an American actors and singer with a stage career spanning over 30 years.- Life and Career :...
, Karen Austin
Karen Austin
Karen Austin is an American actress. Austin has made many TV and film appearances since the 1980s.-Filmography:* 1983 - The Taming of the Shrew - Katherina* 1984 - "Celebrity mini-series - Ceil Shannon...
and Hepburn's grandniece Schuyler Grant
Schuyler Grant
Schuyler Grant is an American actress best known for supporting roles in television, including the popular Anne of Green Gables mini-series.-Family ties:...
.
Hepburn plays a famous, pampered novelist who accepts a bet suggesting that she can't survive one week of living with an average family. She moves into a middle class family's home, where she micromanages family members' private lives. One reviewer from The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
noted that Hepburn essentially "played herself" in the movie, and that "it's to Katharine Hepburn's credit that she was able to make so much out of so little."