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Well, shucks if we didn't bring our gay olde show to my hometown just in time for Mid-MO Pridefest! Joining us in Columbia, MO for this edition of You Might Know Her From LIVE! is none other than lesbian theatre icon, Jillian Armenante! You Might Know Her From Girl Interrupted, The Dark Knight Rises, Bad Teacher, Vice, North Country, and Judging Amy. We dive deep on her lesbian theatrical roots in Seattle, the difficulty that nostril surgery poses when you're about to shoot with Jude Law, and just how annoying was it to shoot a 35MM film where you didn't have the script on a Christopher Nolan Batman set. Our show was a beautiful homecoming for Anne and the adopted Rodeman that is Damian Bellino, and we were properly loosey goosey, full of pride (and Jameson). All that, and a touch of SPOOKY SEASON TALK. And by that, we mean Kevin Sorbo! We hope you enjoy it and will come see us at our next live show in New York City on November 14 @ the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Get your tickets (for in-person or livestream) HERE! Patreon: www.patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom Follow us on social media: @youmightknowherfrom on IG || @youmightknowherfrom on TT @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this episode: Damian has binged all of Crystal Lake   Anne watched Friday the 13th Part 2 is NOT the gay slasher, that's Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2    Jason never had a chainsaw, that is a Mandela Effect!    Tales From the Crypt is coming back!   Watched Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan for our interview with Kelly Hu   We both loved Sex & Death at Camp Miasma   Spooky Season extends into November, babes   You Might Know Her From LIVE returns to the Laurie Beechman November 14 get your tickets here!   Pauline Collins on Upstairs Downstairs    Gay cooperative theatre in the 1980s: Alice B Theatre and later Annex Theatre in Seattle   Tom Hulce directed her in play adaptation of Cider House Rules as Melanie, the 6'3" lesbian    The L Word never called   Auditioned for Coyote Ugly    Like Lea DeLaria, like Lou Costello in a dress   Other women that were in the audition room with Jillian: Rusty Schwimmer, Dot Marie Jones, Pat Green Girl, Interrupted cast was stacked (she said it was good girl vs whore-y drunken sluts bts) Spent previous decade in Seattle in Patrick's 1911 Bar Physical with Rose Byrne. She is a great #1 Played Donna on Judging Amy  Plaeyd opposite Christiane Bale in Vice, which was a real man movie Scientology has set up shop in Columbia, MO – any advice?.  Episode of Medium where she fakes a pregnancy and murders a mom to steal her baby. And had cancer on nostril so had ear skin cut so she could be prepped for scenes with Jude Law in Contagion. Scenes got cut.  Helen Shaver of Desert Hearts was showrunner on Judging Amy  Kristy McNichol was a lesbian love Sets up the Robin reveal in Christopher Nolan's Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, but never got the cue lines for her scenes Cut out of Singles  Used to see Courtney Love driving around town. Kurt Cobain played with Love Battery  Mute woman in Prairie Fever opposite Kevin Sorbo in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys   Plays drums in a jam band with Justin Timberlake in Bad Teacher   North Country directed Nicki Caro   We love the real Mayor of Columbia, Barbara Buffaloe and also, defacto Mayor, Sarah Parks   Halloween icons: Sissy Spacek, Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Blair, Zelda Rubinstein, Neve Campbell, Heather Langenkamp. WHO ELSE?

Folks, before you listen just know this review is FULL OF SPOILERS so you've been forewarned! If you've yet to see Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's You Can See Everything, please go see it in the theatres and come back and talk to us about this genre-bending documentary about Elizabeth Holmes! What a wild ride it is. We would love to plan a little Patreon meet-up to encore this absolutely batshet film together! Are you down?! Show notes hidden far below this line :)         ========================= A&D have seen The Rehearsal Season 1, The Curse and certain episodes of Nathan for You, but are not diehard Fielderheads. Anne saw The Dropout. Damian is currently watching The Rehearsal Season 2. Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans are delivering something we have never seen before. Will the film sweep the awards next year? Amanda Seyfried singing with Kelly Clarkson Last year, Amanda was in both an arthouse classic, The Testament of Ann Lee and a dumb popcorn movie, The Housemaid. Anne thinks she is one of our very best working actors. Who's on First? bit was outrageous "This is the heartbeat" Chevrolet commercial Are documentaries like Grey Gardens and Chimp Crazy exploitative of their subjects? Let's get into it.

Folks, Practical Magic 2 came out. Did you know? Did you care? Did you see it? We did. Anne and Damian meet up to review, recap, roast, rave (?), and ratiocinate on the sequel to 1998's OG Practical Magic starring some of the LAST MOVIE STARS we have. I Our rehashing and the film are wild rides that includes spoilers, but, both Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing dying (sacrificing themselves?) for the continuation on the secret witch-y bloodline. What the hell? We showed up for these theatrical and cinematic stalwarts! If you want to listen to the whole thing, head on over to patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom where you can subscribe and find out all the inner corners of our brains.

Folks, we're breaking down the Emmys 2026: the good, the bad, the reaction shots. We're going for it all. This year's show was hosted by Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay who brought out the ol' vaudeville complete with MULTIPLE musical numbers and sketch comedy with her pal Taylor Swift. It was a ride. It's a thankless gig so we appreciate Mariska being game for it and bringing the energy and vocals. If you want to hear her belting during "Brotherhood of Man" opposite a CGI'd Kathy Bates you can watch it HERE. Other highlights included: Nicole Kidman bringing real moviestar gravitas, the wild reaction shots and god bless Michelle Pfeiffer, and Nick Offerman knowing how to land a bit. We were particularly touched to see former guests of this show: Dale Dickey and Sepideh Moafi in the room. Dale just seems SO HAPPY to be there and it's so moving to see her (and Jeff Hiller) working the room and gettin the nominations and the love. Sepideh is killing it on The Pitt and she looked absolutely STUNNING at the show. Did you watch? What were the hits? What were the misses?

We are with our pal Alison Leiby whose new memoir of essays I'm A Lot: Surviving Myself and All the People I've Been just came out this summer. Buy it here! Alison is our old pal from our comedy days, and we were so excited to catch up with Alison to talk about ALL the things she covers in her book: her days as an aquatic jock, her near-death surgery, her abortion, and her critically acclaimed solo show about her abortion. But because it's us, we also had to talk about the Real Housewives, American Girl dolls, chiropractors, birth order, and so much more. Get into it and read or listen to Alison's book now so we can unpack it!

Babes, it's here! Our live recording with Emmy-winner Ann Dowd! You Might Know Her From The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Hereditary, Compliance, Philadelphia, Lorenzo's Oil, Masters of Sex, Marley & Me, Garden State, Freaks & Geeks, Mass, Olive Kitteridge, and The Leftovers. We talk about Ann's incredible take on Mrs. Garrett/Charlotte Rae in the Live in Front of a Studio Audience stagings of The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes, her own FYC campaign for Compliance (and whether she was inspired by Melissa Leo or nah), and the constant comparisons with Margo Martindale. All that plus, whether Aunt Lydia could be gay, the ever-changing rules in The Testaments universe, the legacy of The Leftovers, and Ann's own status as a gay icon ("MOTHER" if you will) after her performances in Philadelphia and lesbian indie All Over Me (co-starring Leisha Hailey, hello!). Darling, we were just over the moon getting to do this with Ann Dowd. And on stage in front of queers in our favorite little gay town? Heaven, honey. Patreon: www.patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom Follow us on social media: @youmightknowherfrom on IG || @youmightknowherfrom on TT @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this episode: Charlotte Rae impression during Live in front of a Studio Audience Compliance (2012, dir: Craig zobel)  DePaul classmate, Elizabeth Perkins, starred in About Last Night poster premiere sent Ann reeling (when you're 56) Melissa Leo funded her own FYC Often confused with Margo Martindale  Dale Dickey having an Emmy nominee moment with Widow's Bay Tom Hanks' sister in Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme) Joan in Hereditary (Dir: Ari Aster) big scene opposite Toni Collette Ann Dowd in Hacks as actress at Comic Con in full alien makeup (s5, e2)  Patti Levin in The Leftovers  Lydia's backstory episode is so wonderful (Handmaid's Tale s3, e8)  Lydia's backstory on The Testaments is different than The Handmaid's Tale  Grew up in Holyoke what makes her a Masshole  Smoke-acting in Touched by an Angel (s9, e16) Played vet who put down Marley in Marley & Me. Dan the Vet claims her character didn't do the right procedure to save him  Throws a terracotta planter at Maria Bello's head in Big Driver (56:00) Natasha Beddingfield vs KT Tunstall (both are British).  Daniel Beddingfield "Gotta Get Thru This" The Rhubarb Lady

Folks, it's here! Our live recording from this past winter at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City. This recording is Anne and Damian shot straight out of a rocket ship with a lot of IN PERSON energy. We were so fortunate to be joined by THREE former guests of the show: Ann Harada, Annaleigh Ashford, and Sandra Caldwell--not to mention a cavalcade of cameos from past guests. This recording was so special and we're so grateful for everyone who made it possible including those of you that joined in person, via the livestream, or are listening right now. Your support means the world to us. And, of course, thank you to Marsha Mason!

Madonna dropped a new album--Confessions II--and we are breaking it all down with comedian, friend, and Madonna superfan, Tranna Wintour. Have you listened? Discussed this episode @trannawintour - Comedian writer, friend of the pod, Madonna super fan  Tranna's new podcast:  The Blank List Music Director and Producer, Stuart Price Pitchfork review Bandsplain podcast "T-shirt" Lola's single Tik Tok interview with Bob the Drag Queen, Madonna, Lola Did Martha Graham label her "Madame X"? Madonna and Rosie on Arsenio in 1992 Cher on Madonna TRANNA'S TOP MADONNA TEXTS Madonna Rising - Rupert Everett documentary Ray of Light album (1998) Madonna: Truth or Dare Documentary (1991) Blonde Ambition Tour (1990) I'm Gonna Tell You a Secret (2005) American Lifealbum (2003) Life with My Sister Madonna- book by Christopher Ciccone TRACK LISTING I Feel So Free Good for the Soul One Step Away Bring Your Love (with Sabrina Carpenter)  Danceteria Read My Lips (with Feid)  Everything  Love Sensation Love Without Words  Bizarre (with Martin Garrix)  School  Fragile  My Sins Are My Savior" (featuring Stromae) Betrayal The Test (with Lola Leon)  L.E.S. Girl

We're still feeling the gay ass vibes of Pride and talking about one of the gayest film directors there ever was, Joel Schumacher, with our pals and hosts of the film history podcast, Mixed Reviews, Gavin Mevius and Louie Rendon. We're breaking down Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, The Lost Boys, The Client, St. Elmo's Fire, Phantom of the Opera, and more. Add Joel Schumacher to Anne's list of men + Cesar Romero's TAILOR and drama with Andrew Lloyd Webber, can you imagine? Discussed this episode: Follow Mixed Reviews and listen to their Joel Schumacher episode here! Our episode of Mixed Reviews on Olivia Newton-John Movies discussed: Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Lost Boys, The Client, St. Elmo's Fire, Phantom of the Opera, and MORE Wrote the screenplays for The Wiz, Car Wash, Sparkle and submitted for A Chorus Line 👀 Jennifer Lawrence on Bryan Singer Joel did costumes for The Last of Sheila w/ Stephen Sondheim DC Cab is surprisingly not horribly offensive and Mr. T is giving a semi-serious performance Joel helped discover Colin Farrell, Julia Roberts, Demi Moore and Matthew McConaughey Reggie Love in The Client was Anne's sexual awakening and shout out to Mary-Louise Parker as Brad Renfro's mom who just wants a walk-in closet The Lost Boys holds UP but Jami Gertz is STILL a billionaire Joel's Batman movies are GLORIOUS and Louie says they are in the same world as The Animated Series Drew Barrymore and Debi Mazar as Sugar & Spice Vivica A Fox as Miss B. Haven, Claudia Schiffer as love interest, Vendela as Nora Freeze in Batman & Robin Bill Finger co-created Batman with Bob Kane We LOVE Gossip Gerty Gavin has great goss on Cesar Romero and family drama Chase Infinity is named after Nicole Kidman's character in Batman Forever (Chase Meridian) and Buzz Lightyear ("to infinity and beyond") 🫠 Joel Shumacher's body count is NO JOKE Chace Crawford movie, Twelve, was ROUGH Andrew Lloyd Webber hating on Phantom now but he wanted Joel to direct based on The Lost Boys and Joel was attached from 1988 to when the movie was made in 2004. We need Frost/Nixon style play with ALW and Joel Schumacher in a summer house Prestige watch: Cousins with Isabella Rossellini and Sean Young Ana Ortiz episode of You Might Know Her From told a story about Mark Indelicato

You Might Know Her From tick, tick... BOOM!, City on Fire, The Comedian, BrainDead, Song Sung Blue, and theatrical productions of Starstuck, Sister Act, Dolly the Musical, Angels in America, and Fun Home. We talked to Beth about Starstruck, the queer Cyrano de Bergerac inspired musical she co-wrote with music by the Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers; portraying Dolly Parton's gay best friend (with a striking mullet) in the Dolly Parton musical; and originating the role of Sister Mary Robert in the Sister Act musical before it got to Broadway. We also talked about her iconic role as Alison Bechdel in Fun Home, how she recreated Adult Alison's look for tick, tick... BOOM!, and her deep love for Kristy McNichol. We love gay people. Shout out to UC Denver and Stephanie Kornick for hosting us for this special recording. And happy Pride to all you, lovers.  Patreon: www.patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom Follow us on social media: @youmightknowherfrom on IG || @youmightknowherfrom on TT @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week: Roomies with Cherry Jones at Sundance Theatre Lab From Castle Rock, Colorado Starstruck features music from the Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers with book by Maryann Stratton and Beth Malone (A Queerano, if you will). Played a run at Buck's County Playhouse and will have a Manhattan run in fall 2026 Roxanne movie with Steve Martin Playing fireworks seller in Glitter and Doom (a weird little cameo) Did Fun Home followed by Angels in America (dir: Marianne Elliot) and Unsinkable Molly Brown TV and film means SAG insurance for her and her wife  Lily Rose is a dyke country star Starred as Dolly's bff and protector, Judy Ogle in Dolly Parton musical (Dolly now takes care of Judy) Playing Billie Jean King in The 99'ers Played a Rachel Maddow type in Braindead w/ Tony Shalhoub, Alison Bechdel in Fun Home, Dolly Parton's rumored lover, Judy Ogle and soon to be Billie Jean King  Cherry Jones was Fun Home's mascot 5 Days at Memorial on Apple TV+ with Cherry Jones Adult Alison in Fun Home the musical South Carolina took Fun Home off the shelves  The cast did 2 performances of Fun Home in South Carolina and all money went to the students "Lead in a way that makes people want to join you" -RBG Sam Gold directed Fun Home (and did the house lights on The Glass Menagerie) Still obsessed with Jodie Foster Kristy McNichol in Little Darlings and Jodie Foster in Candleshoe Jodie Foster/Kelly McGillis/Whitney Houston (during the Accused era of 1988) Beth saw Kristy McNichols at the Sherman Oaks Kinkos  On Christmas night Beth and her wife drove to KM's house and watched her wash dishes "Strapped on" the angel wings in Angels in America Broadway revival (w/ Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield). No intimacy coordinator on the Broadway production Stop-Kiss, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Fun Home (Jen Colella and Lea DeLaria holding it down with Beth Malone) The Breakup Notebook (by Patricia Cotter) Original Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act the musical in California opposite former guest of YMKHF, Dawnn Lewis. Auditioned for Jerry Zaks and the Broadway production but was 40 at the time.  Played June Carter Cash in Ring of Fire on Broadway Peter Schneider said: Don't leave house for less than $1,000. Wendy Makkena told us that Sister Mary Robert had a crush on Deloris but never told Whoopi. Wendy NOT gay to our knowledge but Marla Mindelle IS (she played her on Broadway) Grey's Anatomy, Law and Order, The Good Wife, The Black List, Reno 911, Bull, City on Fire, but never The L WOrd or its reboot, Generation Q Mariska was not that nice City on Fire with John Cameron Mitchell, who looks like her wife SHerry Legend in the diner scene of movie of Tick Tick Boom (with a french twist) Song Sung Blue therapy scene was wild Snorting coke with Eddie Redmayne in Hick What's On on the TV Guide Channel Green goop poured on her for Grey's Anatomy episode (see the pics here)  We love Tammy Grimes, a real character voice Dialect work in Gaslit with Julia Roberts Played a running coach who says "Hootie Hoo" in Brittany Runs a Marathon (credited as Tesla) Ring of Fire only had 57 performances and traded houses/apartments and had to kick out a 15 year old Jennifer Lawrence In The Comedian opposite DeNiro and Edie Falco with a Day of the Dead cycling shirt

Special Pride episode with actress-adjacent darling and actor, writer, director Craig Chester. Yes, Craig is only the third self-identified man to be on the main feed—but this is important! We talk to Craig about his place in queer history as part of the New Queer Cinema movement, the impact of his first feature Adam & Steve, and a potential sequel. All that plus, intel from the set of Sex and the City, the truth about his role in The Anniversary Party, and how his life is intertwined with Montgomery Clift's legacy. We just LOVE Craig, and we know you will too! To listen to our actress-rapid fire about all the incredible actresses Craig has worked with, meet us on the Patreon!  Patreon: www.patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom Follow us on social media: @youmightknowherfrom on IG || @youmightknowherfrom on TT @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week: Part of New Queer Cinema movement in the 90s thanks to Swoon, Mary Harron's I Shot Andy Warhol, Frisk, Grief Came out publicly in an interview for Swoon at Sundance in 1992 Silence = Death Indie Spirit nomination for Swoon Christine Vachon's Twitter/Facebook Guinevere Turner is like Craig's sister because Go Fish and Swoon came out at the same time Armistead Maupin, John Schlessinger, David Drake, Mart Crowley, Gavin Lambert, Roddy McDowall Appears in The Anniversary Party but his big scene with Jennifer Jason Leigh was cut Was up for same parts as Alan Cumming, and was friend with Parker Posey and Jane Adams Punched up work for Alan Cumming Lots of 2000s era NYC cameos like Big Apple Ranch Line Dancing, Hourglass Tavern, Marie's Crisis Adam & Steve has a mini-sequel webseries Adam & Steve Escape from MAGA "Love Love Love" by Courtney Love is the movie's theme Roddy Bottum from Faith No More did the score for Adam & Steve "Obsession" the Animotion song cost the most and John Lennon's "Love" was a gift from Yoko  Was Parker Posey's character Rhonda based on Jackie Hoffman? Margot Kidder was Craig's mom in a reading at Fez Under Time Cafe Haunted by the ghost of Montgomery Clift on I Am Montgomery Clift Clairvoyant Reverend Catherine and Craig  Patricia Bosworth wrote a very salacious biography of Montgomery Clift James Grissom writing "The Rapture of Craig Chester" on his Substack but Craig is working on his own second memoir Went from Chateau Beachwood to homeless on Gower and Franklin Craig Chester as Birkin bag guy in Sex and the City's "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" Craig's "Gay Shopgirl Phase": Hermes on SATC, John Lobb shoes On Criminal Intent, Harry Winston on SVU Kim Cattrall not that into James Remar but she got her revenge Damian and Anne with Hoda & KLG Damian fanned out over Gabourey Sidibe at Ruby Tuesday

Happy season! We're here with friend of the show, Jess Rothschild who is telling us all about the second season of her hit docu-series Finding Fire Island--breaking down the mythology around the queer mecca, the celebs that have frequented it since way back when (Hey, Liz Taylor), and how the very You-Might-Know-Her-From-y way actress and former Ziegfeld Follies girl helped start it all!  Patreon: www.patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom Follow us on social media: @youmightknowherfrom on IG || @youmightknowherfrom on TT @damianbellino || @rodemanne || @Jessxnyc Discussed this week: Finding Fire Island Season 1 and Season 2  @Jessxnyc Jess Rothschild from "Hot Takes and Deep Dives," did a special Fire Islands episode with Ben Rimalower, which led to her series Cherry Grove Stories by Mike Fisher (2018) A House is Not a Disco by Brian J. Smith (2024) When Ocean Meets Sky by Crayton Robey (2003) Season 2 of Finding Fire Island is working with Pines Historical Society Rose Levine will invite you into his home Pines Pantry is the heartbeat of the island France Jolie and Party 79 L. Scott Bromley is a hot 85-year-old architect Bob Howard and Ron Martin Daniel Nardicio has created great programingJustin Vivian Bond hosted Carol Channing and Alan Cumming John Waters, Billy Porter, Jay Jurden, DJ Lina Bradford, Julio Torres, we are trying to lock down Robin Byrd Why won't Wanda Sykes' publicist get her to Jess Shequida and Wanda Sykes Big gets for S1 included Matt Rogers, Margaret Cho, Joel Kim Booster Fran Tirado Joey with the Mustache - 5HTP Peggy Fears socialite/former Ziegfeld girl/Broadway Producer had relationship with Louise Brooks (who Liza based her Cabaret bob on)  Her girlfriend Tedi Thurman hung out at Duffy's and a bunch of lots open in the Pines and she was the first person to develop what eventually became The Blue Whale  Gets John Whyte as an investor and he eventually thought everyone out.  Sara Ramirez does voice of Peggy Fears in When Ocean Meets Sky Austin Tracy is Ethel Furman DJ Susan Morabito  AA Meetings in Cherry Grove and The Pines

Well, we are forever P!NK fans now, folks. The flying popstar delivered one of the best Tony openings in years complete with celeb cameos and a rendition of "Lady the names of the nominated actors multiple times for TV viewers across the country. It was truly a joy that hearkens back to Rosie O'Donnell's iconic medley featuring Jennifer Holiday, Patti Lupone, and former guest of this show, Betty Buckley. What a time to be alive. That P!NK is giving the kids at home a little bit of that in 2026 felt so very important. We have so many thoughts so get into it. Plus, we're excited to announce that You Might Know Her From has live recordings happening coming up in Provincetown (July 21) and at mid-Missouri Pride in Columbia, MO (September 25). Hope to see you there! Thank you for being here with us. What did you think of the Tonys? We are forever Team P!NK now! (Do we need to write her name like that every time?) Til death do us part, think P!NK (iykyk). What did you think?

Here's a little sneak peek into this week's Patreon episode. If you want to hear the rest of the ep, head on over to www.patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom Kids, we're back with even more thoughts, feelings, and musing on Liza Minnelli's epic autobiography Kids, Wait 'Til You This. Anne is keeping us on track with a laundry list of must-talk-about items while Damian derails the whole thing screaming about David Gest. There's so much to unpack in the latter half of KWTYHT: David Gest (loser!), Kathleen Turner, Princess Di, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Ernest Borgnine, Elizabeth Taylor, Smash!!!, hotdogs, cigarettes in non-smoking homes, and being a "big fan" of Lady Gaga. Did you finish? Please oh please sound off in the comments or our DMs. We could go on for another 50 minutes, easy. Love ewes.

We shoot the shet and tackle the hot topics of the day, including John Travolta and his traveling berets at Cannes, the nature of sweetening celeb voices in musicals, and the Survivor 50 finale. Look folks, every once in a while we get deep over here on the Patreon and this was one of 'em. A simple conversation about toilet paper and bidets gives way to talk of ethical consumerism and mutual aid. Are you with us? We hope so, we love you, mean it!