The Counterfeit Contessa
Brief Synopsis
A streetwise Brooklyn girl is swept into the whirlwind of New York society and a romance with a dashing attorney when she is mistaken for an Italian countess.
Cast & Crew
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Ron Lagomarsino
Director
Téa Leoni
Gina Nardino
David Beecroft
Sinclair
D. W. Moffett
Dawson
Holland Taylor
Wallace
Susan Walters
Palmer
Film Details
Also Known As
Contessa, The, Counterfeit Contessa
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Fox Broadcasting Company; Laserpacific Media Corporation; Pacific Film Labs; Production Services Inc; Ps Production Services; Starcraft
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A streetwise Brooklyn girl is swept into the whirlwind of New York society and a romance with a dashing attorney when she is mistaken for an Italian countess.
Director
Ron Lagomarsino
Director
Cast
Téa Leoni
Gina Nardino
David Beecroft
Sinclair
D. W. Moffett
Dawson
Holland Taylor
Wallace
Susan Walters
Palmer
Karla Tamburrelli
Molly Price
Willem Keane
Vinnie Nardino
Nicole De Boer
Helena Everett
Lynn Cohen
Angie Nardino
Sam Coppola
Mel Nardino
Louis Guss
Anthony Nardino
Jonathan Potts
Floyd
Pat Mastroianni
Carlos
Falconer Abraham
Lefty
James Mainprize
Mr Butterhands
Bill Houston
Ivan
Leslie Yeo
Concierge
Joseph Dimambro
Cop
John Bayliss
Mc
Catherine Kuhn
Beautiful Woman
David Greenway
Beautiful Man
Darryl Beebe
Lead Person
Crew
Paulina A Abarca
Production Assistant
Paulina Abarca
Production Assistant
John K Adams
Sound Effects
John Aiello
Casting Associate
Chris Alexander
Assistant Camera Operator
Patrick Batchelor
Driver
Erik Berger
Dolly Grip
Roger Bowden
Generator Operator
Deirdre Bowen
Additional Casting (Toronto)
Bill Bradford
Craft Service
Susan Bradford
Craft Service
Francie Brown
Dialect Coach
Christine Burrill
Screenwriter
Christine Burrill
From Story
Billy Buttery
Gaffer
Kris Campbell
Foley
Kris Campbell
Adr Supervisor
Frank Carere
Special Effects
Rick Dalby
Color Timer
Alix Davis
Assistant Location Manager
Nick Dibley
On-Set Dresser
Marc Diener
Production
Jed M Dodge
Dialogue Consultant
John Duke
Grip
Antony Ellis
Electrician
Chris Faulkner
Key Grip
Caroline Gee
Swing Gang
Catherine Harper
Foley
Ian Hay
Swing Gang
Ian Hay
Swing Gang
Brian Hebb
Director Of Photography
Neil Highta
Assistant Director
Diane Irwin
Assistant Costume Designer
Bill Johnson
Film Editor
Randi Johnson
Screenwriter
Randi Johnson
From Story
Scott Davis Jones
Screenwriter
Bill Karydes
Production Coordinator
Avy Kaufman
Additional Casting (New York)
Ossama Khuluki
Foley
Stuart Kinnear
Production Assistant
Shane Kitchener
Production Assistant
Mia Levinson
Assistant
Ron Lightfoot
Construction Coordinator
Robin Lopes
Electrician
Junie Lowry-johnson
Casting
Bruce Macaulay
Photography
Lynn Mallay
Production Coordinator
Elaine Mallon
Publicity
Scott Mansfield
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Fabio Mastrangelo
Dialect Coach
Kim Matican
Assistant Property Master
Kurtis Matthews
Apprentice
Sheila Mcdowell
Assistant Editor
Paul Mcglashan
Boom Operator
David Mchugh
Music
Dwayne Mclean
Stunt Coordinator
Jacques Mercier
Transportation Coordinator
Marci Mercuri
Art Director
Maureen Meston
Hair Stylist
David Mintz
Caterer
Rick Muniz
Assistant
Donald Murray
Dialogue Editor
Ron Oxley
Assistant Director
Jackie Parkin
Animal Wrangler
Iain Paterson
Producer
Anne Paynter
Other
Sarah Pillsbury
Executive Producer
Karen Powell
Production
Steve Rabbets
Production Assistant
Mary Partridge Rainor
Costume Designer
Anna Rane
Assistant Director
Urmas Rosin
Sound Mixer
Morgan Sainsbury
Best Boy
Jordan Samuel
Makeup Supervisor
Midge Sanford
Executive Producer
Michael Schweitzer
Post-Production Supervisor
Phillip Seretti
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Phillip Seretti
Sound Supervisor
Lennon Shute
Production Assistant
Susan Slattery
Production Auditor
James Tamblyn
Video Playback
Harold Thrasher
Production Designer
Jeri Thrasher
Set Decorator
Kubilay Uner
Music Editor
Andy Waldhere
Grip
Susan Weston
Assistant Production Accountant
Sarah Wilinsky
Script Supervisor
Tom Wilkinson
Property Master
Sarah Willinsky
Script Supervisor
Sherry Wolfson
Location Manager
Elizabeth Young
Production Manager
Film Details
Also Known As
Contessa, The, Counterfeit Contessa
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Fox Broadcasting Company; Laserpacific Media Corporation; Pacific Film Labs; Production Services Inc; Ps Production Services; Starcraft
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 4, 1994
Previous title: "The Contessa."
Began shooting September 1993.
