You Might Know Her From

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...

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 str...

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...

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...

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 B...

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...

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....

It's Marsha Mason. You Might Know Her From  The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, The Middle, Grace & Frankie, Drop Dead Fred, Heartbreak Ridge, Frasier, Only When I Laugh, Cinderella Liberty, and Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows. Marsha is a prolific stage and screen actor, a 4-time Oscar-nominee, an organic herb farmer, a race car driver, and a theatre director who gave us all the scoop on jumping in as a...

You Might Know Her From Grey's Anatomy, Supergirl, Not Another Teen Movie, and The Way Home. Chyler Leigh gave us all the goods on her time on Grey's Anatomy: working with the late great Eric Dane, THAT musical episode, the scuttlebutt around Ellen Pompeo leaving, and shooting a cameo during COVID. We also get into Supergirl and how Alex Danvers coming out helped spark her own coming out as bisexu...

Folks, it's a part one because we can't stop talking. We are finally digging into Liza Minnelli's autobiography Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! There is just so much: obviously Judy Garland (and Liza's surprising frankness about their relationship), Vincente Minnelli, Lorna, Joe, Kay Thompson, Peter Allen, Peter Sellers, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Halston, Kander and Ebb, Bob Fosse, Chita, Gwen...

You Might Know Her From Pose, Unbreakable, Glass, Secret Invasion, Cindy, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Crucible, and the original Broadway company of Aint' Misbehavin'. Charlayne told us all about her prolific solo work as a writer and performer and how Micki Grant inspired her to carve her own way. She also discussed the working with playwrights in rehearsal from Suzan-Lori Parks and In the B...

Folks! The Tony nominations are here and we have thoughts! We are breaking down this years noms, the snubs that we didn't see coming, we're sharing what we LOVED, what we haven't seen (but want to!), and what (and who) we're rooting for! We are so happy for our girl June Squibb (and former guest of YMKHF) and also for Hannah Cruz (an actor we have long been rooting for from her performance as Rose...

You Might Know Her From Orange Is The New Black, Hair, Cheers, Desperately Seeking Susan, Baby Boom, The Pebble & The Penguin, and Broadway productions of Assassins, Violet, Leader of the Pack, and Into the Woods. We get into so much Broadway and punk rock history of New York legend, Annie Golden. From playing the "flower girl who will not wilt" in Hair, to Norma, the almost-mute, on Orange is the...

You Might Know Her From Gilmore Girls, Better Call Saul, Prodigal Son, The First, Shameless, Hair Show, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, 13 Reasons Why, and Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. Keiko gave us all the scoop on playing Lane on Gilmore Girls , how she REALLY felt about where her character ended up, and if she thinks there's more story to tell in Stars Hollow. Plus, improvising with Mo'Ni...

Fueggots, we're here with drag artist DD Fuego from season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race . And what a joyful day it is to be with one of the friends of You Might Know Her From. We're old pals with DD so it's been a complete joy to watch her go from art director for NY theatre and Billy on the Street (and closeted at-home drag queen) to a New York City queen and hostess to a contestant on the biggest qu...

Folks, we did it! We did another live-recording and dipped our toe into the world of academia. Thank you to CU-Denver and Professor Stephanie Kornick for bringing us out and thank you to Beth Malone for being down to clown with us for the peoples. We are just doing a little check-in here and giving you some of mindgrapes the morning after. Won't you indulge us, babe? Patreon : www.patreon.com/youm...

You Might Know Her From Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Perfect Couple, The First Lady, Birdman, and Broadway productions of Hollywood Arms, By Jeeves, and Sweeney Todd. This week, Donna Lynne gave us the goods on figuring out the rules of the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend universe and now the fans helped shaped the show's future. We also talked about bringing the authentic Fall River accent to The Perfect Couple,...

You Might Know Her From Carrie, Split, The Happening, Frantic, Oz, Eight is Enough, Tender Mercies, Wyatt Earp, Eternity, and theatrical productions of CATS, Sunset Boulevard, Gypsy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and 1776. We talk to Tony-winner Betty Buckley about her upcoming residence at Joe's Pub April 24-26 2026. Betty also teased the new Amanda Kramer sci-fi drama By Design, the Annie Get Your...

You Might Know Her From Shameless, One of Them Days, Coming to America, Coming 2 America, Harriet, Bebe's Kids, Saints & Sinners, Daylight, the original cast of Dreamgirls on Broadway, and What's Love Got To Do With It? We talked to Vanessa about her full-circle Tina Turner moment from the "What's Love Got to Do With It?" music video to the Angela Bassett-led biopic; playing Tina's Ikette-turned-b...

You Might Know Her From Phantom Thread, Licorice Pizza, Addams Family Values,  Desperate Housewives, The 5 Mrs. Buchannons, Ratchet, The Agency: Central Intelligence, and the Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Harriet Harris gave us the skinny on being directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, acting opposite Daniel Day Lewis in Phantom Thread, and being pied in the face (at least twice) at...

Folks, we're here with our pals Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin. Both brilliant writers, comedians, and performers who also co-host the podcast Couples Therapy together. We were so tickled to have them join us on the show to talk sitcoms, Hollywood gossip, body talk, our dogs being actors, and more. Interested in more of this? Subscribe at the Patreon for AD-FREE LISTENING and lots od extra Dam...

It's Olga, with the German name! That's right, we are here with actress and singer Olga Merediz. You Might Know Her From In the Heights, Encanto, Blockbuster, Eternity, Evita, Music of the Heart, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Orange is the New Black, and the Original Broadway Company of The Human Comedy. Olga gave us all the good on her Tony-nominated turn in In the Heights and recreating Abuela Claudia...

We watched the Oscars and want to discuss with you. We're elated for Amy Madigan! Enjoy this sneak peek of our 2026 Oscars Recap and head on over to patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom to hear the rest where we get into Barbra and a missing Wendi McLendon-Covey.  We will be movie clubbing Amy Madigan's other Oscar nominated performance, Twice in a Lifetime . 

We are here with the one and only Dr. Dawnn Lewis. You Might Know Her From A Different World, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Young Rock, Major Crimes, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Wood, Dreamgirls, and the Broadway production of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. We talk to Dawnn about writing the theme song for (and starring on) A Different World, how she'll be involved in the Netfl...

HOH BOY, it's Oscar talk with film critic and writer Nathaniel Rogers of The Film Experience ! We're thrilled to chat with Nathaniel about general Oscar lore (Is Glenn going the way of Deborah Kerr? Is the Best Supporting Actress curse real?) + this year's nominations (and snubs) for the (women) acting categories + and who Nathaniel believes should and will win on March 15th. For the full episode:...